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Microsoft's Elevate for Educators lands in Australia with 12,500-teacher pilot
Microsoft has launched its Elevate for Educators program in Australia, with Brisbane Catholic Education's 12,500-staff Copilot rollout across 140 schools serving as the flagship pilot for a national AI skilling push that includes a pledge to train three million Australians by 2028.
WA extends $A4.6m ClassmAIte AI lesson-planning pilot through 2027
Western Australia commits an additional $A4.6 million to push its ClassmAIte teacher AI tool through 2027 and past 100 schools by end-2026. Premier Roger Cook and Education Minister Sabine Winton announced the funding in the 2026-27 state budget.
ShinyHunters breach of Canvas LMS hits Australian schools and universities
Australian universities, state education departments and private schools are among the customers caught up in a global breach of Instructure's Canvas platform. ShinyHunters claims to have taken 3.65 terabytes of data covering 275 million users.
