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2 days ago
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The Modern World in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: How to Get Educated Without Missing Future Opportunities

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2 days ago

The Modern World in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: How to Get Educated Without Missing Future Opportunities

Artificial Intelligence is transforming industries and creating new job opportunities, necessitating advanced technical skills for future relevance.
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fromNews 12 - Default
6 days ago

New guidance released on what AI can and can not do in NYC public schools

New York City Public Schools released guidelines for using AI in classrooms, categorizing its applications into red, yellow, and green light levels.
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fromApp Developer Magazine
1 week ago

UNESCO AI initiatives driving sustainable development in Africa

Artificial intelligence in Africa focuses on practical solutions, reliable data, and local constraints rather than just large models and global headlines.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
11 hours ago
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Teachers warn of extreme online content influencing pupils in British schools

Teachers report significant influence of harmful online content on students, highlighting the need for stricter regulations on tech companies.
fromIndependent
1 week ago
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Secondary school principals pay private firm to tackle cyber bullying and other online threats to school communities

Teachers seek assistance from the Department of Education due to increasing complaints and harmful content on social media.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
11 hours ago

Teachers warn of extreme online content influencing pupils in British schools

Teachers report significant influence of harmful online content on students, highlighting the need for stricter regulations on tech companies.
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fromIndependent
1 week ago

Secondary school principals pay private firm to tackle cyber bullying and other online threats to school communities

Teachers seek assistance from the Department of Education due to increasing complaints and harmful content on social media.
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fromIndependent
6 hours ago

Teachers in overcrowded Cork school forced to use disabled toilet as 'sensory space'

Baltydaniel National School faces serious risks from traffic issues and inadequate classroom sizes, prompting a plea for expansion.
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fromPsychology Today
16 hours ago

Building Perseverance: How to Raise Children Who Stick with It

Children's lack of follow-through is often due to underdeveloped perseverance skills, not laziness or lack of intelligence.
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fromSilicon Canals
21 hours ago

The class divide that nobody maps is the one between people who were taught to call authorities when something goes wrong and people who were taught that calling authorities makes everything worse. Both groups are navigating the same systems with completely opposite instruction manuals. - Silicon Canals

Childhood experiences shape how individuals interact with authority and systems, influencing their responses to crises throughout life.
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fromForbes
13 hours ago

40% Of US Marketers Fail A Basic Marketing Test. Why This Matters.

Many American marketers lack basic knowledge, with 40% failing to understand fundamental concepts in their field.
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fromBoston.com
14 hours ago

Lexington to cut a slew of teachers as town prepares to build $660M high school

Lexington Public Schools is cutting 65 full-time positions and issuing 160 non-renewal letters due to a significant budget gap.
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fromeLearning Industry
1 day ago

ClassDojo Helps Phone-Free Schools Keep Families Connected

More than 30 states are banning student cell phones in schools, prompting ClassDojo to introduce parent-student messaging to maintain communication.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
14 hours ago

Trump Education Secretary Bluntly Tells Fox News How Terribly' American Kids Are Doing in School

American kids are performing poorly in school, with only about 30% reading and math proficiently, according to NAEP scores.
fromwww.theguardian.com
17 hours ago

Zack Polanski meets unions in attempt to get them to switch party funding to Greens

Zack Polanski has kicked off a charm offensive designed to convince trade unions to stop funding Labour and throw their weight behind the Green party, as he delivered the first in a series of speeches to union conferences.
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fromOlive Oil Times
19 hours ago

Sommelier Program Returns to New York for 10th Edition

The Olive Oil Times Education Lab's Sommelier Certificate Program returns to New York for its 10th annual edition, focusing on olive oil education.
fromIndependent
16 hours ago

Children 'too young' for sewing machines enrolled on fashion camps, ex-worker alleges at WRC

Sharon Darcy stated that when she raised concerns about the safety of children operating sewing machines, Paul Keeley told her to 'get a box' to solve the problem.
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fromwww.bbc.com
2 days ago

Schools do not have enough staff to make SEND reforms work, union warns

Schools lack sufficient staff and funding to support the government's inclusion goals for children with special educational needs and disabilities.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Lack of specialist staff hinders support for Send children, teacher survey finds

Oversized classes and inadequate staffing hinder support for children with special educational needs and disabilities in England's mainstream schools.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Councils in England must outline Send plans to access 860m funding pot

Councils in England must create more mainstream school places for children with special educational needs to access new government funding of £860m.
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fromPsychology Today
1 day ago

7 Words to Say When Your Child Shuts Down About School

Kids often shut down around schoolwork due to anxiety, and supportive communication can help them re-engage.
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fromFast Company
1 day ago

The anti-boredom tech tool kit for meetings and classes

Engaging participants in meetings or teaching can be challenging, but tools like Padlet can enhance collaboration and participation.
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fromWIRED
1 day ago

A School District Tried to Help Train Waymos to Stop for School Buses. It Didn't Work

Waymo's self-driving cars struggled to stop for school buses, leading to dangerous incidents and a federal recall.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

A fire that's burning again': Welsh language resurges thanks to adult learners

Elinor Staniforth's journey from disinterest to teaching Welsh reflects a growing trend in adult language learning in Wales.
fromIndependent
2 days ago

Shorter school days and more breaks under review as Dail committee pushes for 'holistic' Finnish model

Members of the Dáil's Education Committee stated that Irish curriculums are 'overloaded' and must be reduced, advocating for a focus on nature and outdoor activities.
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fromSan Jose Spotlight
2 days ago

Special education cuts could strain teachers in Santa Clara County - San Jose Spotlight

Special education teachers in Santa Clara County face significant challenges due to layoffs and larger class sizes affecting student care and education.
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fromFortune
3 days ago

As Gen Z regret their pricey 'worthless' degrees, this CEO sent her kid to college in London-and she's saving over $50K-a-year. 'It's half the price' | Fortune

Studying in London can be significantly cheaper than attending college in the U.S., even with accommodation costs considered.
#ai-education
fromBoston.com
3 days ago
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A new program will make Boston the 1st major-city school district to require AI training

fromFuturism
5 days ago
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Surreal Footage Shows Melania Trump Walking Into White House Summit With Humanoid Robot

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fromBoston.com
3 days ago

A new program will make Boston the 1st major-city school district to require AI training

Boston will implement an AI educational program to ensure all public high school graduates are proficient in AI by September.
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fromFuturism
5 days ago

Surreal Footage Shows Melania Trump Walking Into White House Summit With Humanoid Robot

Trump's administration emphasizes AI education while dismantling traditional education policies and featuring humanoid robots in public events.
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fromwww.amny.com
3 days ago

Op-Ed | Child care that helps families and New York | amNewYork

CUNY's child care centers support student-parents, enabling them to pursue education and careers without sacrificing family needs.
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fromNew York Post
3 days ago

Long Island youths answering call to help fill officiating shortage

Teens in Long Island are training as umpires to address the officiating shortage in youth sports, ensuring proper gameplay for their peers.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 days ago

Headteacher who threw eggs at pupils and said one was wide as a fridge' banned

A headteacher was banned for abusive behavior towards vulnerable students, including throwing eggs and using derogatory language.
fromPsychology Today
3 days ago

What Reading Fluency Has to Do With Leadership: Nothing

The assumption that difficulty with reading or writing signals lower intelligence or diminished leadership ability is not supported by evidence. Decades of research show little to no correlation between dyslexia and lower general intelligence.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Parents of Send pupils without EHCPs are least satisfied with schools, survey in England finds

Parents of children with special needs feel alienated from schools without legal protection, highlighting dissatisfaction in the education system.
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fromMission Local
5 days ago

S.F. school board restores 8th-grade algebra after 12-year hiatus

Eighth graders in San Francisco can now take Algebra 1 as an elective after years of advocacy for its reinstatement in the curriculum.
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fromSlate Magazine
4 days ago

Melania Trump Just Found a Way to Unite the Right and the Left-in Hatred

Humanoid robots like Plato could revolutionize education by providing personalized learning experiences for children.
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fromwww.fb101.com
4 days ago

Kitchen Brigades: Empowering Toronto Youth Through Culinary Arts

La Tablee des Chefs and the Toronto District School Board launched the Kitchen Brigades program to teach culinary skills to high school students.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
5 days ago

NACIQI Rejects Renewal for Naturopathic Accreditor

NACIQI members expressed that the accreditor had 'fundamentally compromised its integrity as a reliable authority on education quality by officially citing student demographics as justification for substandard program outcomes.'
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fromIndependent
4 days ago

Teen given 10-year contact ban after 'extremely threatening' harassment of teacher and discovery of hundreds of abuse images

A teenage girl harassed a teacher with altered images and possessed hundreds of child pornography pictures, avoiding a custodial sentence.
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fromForbes
5 days ago

5 Lessons From NYC Schools' New Guidance On Artificial Intelligence

New York City Public Schools released formal AI guidance prioritizing student safety and human oversight in decision-making processes.
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fromwww.amny.com
6 days ago

Riddled with risks: NYC Public Schools implements new AI guidance despite list of concerns

New York City Public Schools implemented AI guidance for teachers, emphasizing safety and academic integrity despite concerns over privacy and misinformation.
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fromGothamist
6 days ago

NYC schools get AI guidance using 'red light, green light' model

AI use in schools is regulated with a traffic-light approach: red for grading, green for translations, and yellow for research.
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fromChalkbeat
1 week ago

NYC's Education Dept. is releasing a long-awaited AI policy. Some schools already have their own.

Manhattan schools are developing AI policies amid rising concerns over its use in education.
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fromForbes
5 days ago

5 Lessons From NYC Schools' New Guidance On Artificial Intelligence

New York City Public Schools released formal AI guidance prioritizing student safety and human oversight in decision-making processes.
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fromwww.amny.com
6 days ago

Riddled with risks: NYC Public Schools implements new AI guidance despite list of concerns

New York City Public Schools implemented AI guidance for teachers, emphasizing safety and academic integrity despite concerns over privacy and misinformation.
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fromGothamist
6 days ago

NYC schools get AI guidance using 'red light, green light' model

AI use in schools is regulated with a traffic-light approach: red for grading, green for translations, and yellow for research.
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fromChalkbeat
1 week ago

NYC rolls out AI school rules. Major questions are still up in the air.

New York City's Education Department released preliminary AI guidelines for schools, emphasizing safety and oversight in its use.
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fromChalkbeat
1 week ago

NYC's Education Dept. is releasing a long-awaited AI policy. Some schools already have their own.

Manhattan schools are developing AI policies amid rising concerns over its use in education.
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fromSan Jose Inside
5 days ago

Opinion: San Jose Unified School Officials Deceived Public to Close Schools

SJUSD leadership claims enrollment issues justify school closures despite being a basic aid district with no funding incentive for increased enrollment.
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fromHarvard Gazette
5 days ago

How high school shapes future success - Harvard Gazette

Higher 10th-grade test scores and college plans correlate with better long-term educational and earning outcomes for students.
fromTechCrunch
5 days ago

Melania Trump wants a robot to homeschool your child | TechCrunch

"I am grateful to be part of this historic movement to empower children with technology and education."
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fromExchangewire
5 days ago

Dig-In Target a New Generation of Fitness Focused Students

The sampling campaign allowed Warrior Protein to introduce the product before the purchase decision was made - increasing the likelihood that it would become part of future buying decisions.
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fromLGBTQ Nation
5 days ago

State appeals court approves firing of teacher who read "divisive" children's book on gender - LGBTQ Nation

The Georgia Court of Appeals upheld the firing of a teacher for reading a book on gender fluidity to her students.
fromBoston.com
5 days ago

Waltham High opens student-run salon for real-world cosmetology training

"It's amazing. It's like working in a high-end salon. I've never seen anything like this in a school, and we've been so lucky. Waltham provided top-of-the-line everything."
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fromHarvard Business Review
5 days ago

The Most Successful Leaders Never Stop Learning

Learning has been the single biggest skill that's helped me succeed in life and in my career. I've always been a person that just took the opportunity to learn from new experiences.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Top schools slammed for appallingly' low intake of Send pupils: It's a disgrace'

Disadvantaged pupils with special educational needs are underrepresented in England's top secondary schools, exacerbating social segregation and inequality.
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fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Why there are limited benefits when parents hold back their child in kindergarten

Holding back a child from kindergarten offers limited long-term academic benefits, though it may provide developmental advantages for some children.
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fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

Your Child's Pediatrician May Be Able To Provide Literacy Screenings

Pediatric centers are screening children as young as 3 for literacy skills to address declining reading proficiency.
fromFast Company
6 days ago

Why your credit score might be slipping even if you're doing everything right

The average American's FICO score is now down to 714 - a two point decline over the course of the last year, reflecting a troubling trend in credit health.
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fromAdvocate.com
6 days ago

Tennessee Republican 'honorifics' bill is personal for the trans teacher at its center

A Tennessee bill regulating how students address teachers targets transgender educators, causing distress for those affected.
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fromKIRO 7 News Seattle
6 days ago

All Seattle Public Schools employees will return to the office full-time

All Seattle Public Schools employees must return to the office full-time by July 1, emphasizing the importance of in-person collaboration.
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fromwww.cbc.ca
6 days ago

Don't 'engage in divisive or contentious issues of any kind,' says provincial memo on graduation ceremonies | CBC News

Ontario's education minister mandates that graduation ceremonies avoid political views to protect student well-being.
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fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Teacher barred over secret email plan for pupils

A teacher was barred from teaching for instructing students to use fake emails for private tuition, violating child protection policies.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Teacher at 30,000-a-year boarding school struck off after declaring love to pupil

A teacher was banned from teaching indefinitely for serious misconduct involving inappropriate relationships with a student.
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fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Teacher barred over secret email plan for pupils

A teacher was barred from teaching for instructing students to use fake emails for private tuition, violating child protection policies.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Teacher at 30,000-a-year boarding school struck off after declaring love to pupil

A teacher was banned from teaching indefinitely for serious misconduct involving inappropriate relationships with a student.
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fromCity & State NY
1 week ago

Opinion: Without mayoral control, everyone is in charge of NYC schools, and no one is responsible

Mayoral control of New York City's public schools improved accountability and decision-making, addressing issues of fragmentation and corruption in the previous governance system.
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fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

Andragogy Doesn't Explain Learning-It Explains Control

Andragogy emphasizes learning conditions but lacks a scientific explanation of how learning occurs and measurable outcomes.
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fromThe Oaklandside
1 week ago

Oakland classrooms reached scorching temperatures last week. Parents are demanding action

Oakland classrooms suffer from extreme heat due to inadequate cooling systems, impacting student comfort and learning ability.
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fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Lesson plans go 'out the window' as educators pivot on Cesar Chavez amid abuse allegations

César Chávez's legacy is being reevaluated in California classrooms due to recent sexual abuse allegations, prompting urgent changes in educational approaches.
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fromNews 12 - Default
1 week ago

NYC Schools chancellor warns class-size deadline maybe out of reach amid budget gap

NYC faces a $5.4 billion budget gap, with the DOE needing to reduce class sizes to 80% compliance by September 2026.
fromArs Technica
1 week ago

As teens await sentencing for nudifying girls, parents aim to sue school

The school knows that they have this deepfake issue, and they all of a sudden add this clause to their enrollment contracts. That to me seems a little disingenuous and unfair, and it doesn't seem like someone's apologizing.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Audiences told us we didn't show enough teacher sex': how we made Waterloo Road

Bad Girls creators Maureen Chadwick and Ann McManus had a fiery belief in social justice and did rigorous research. Those are often the foundations of successful serial drama.
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fromSilicon Canals
1 week ago

Nobody teaches you that class isn't about income. It's about which mistakes are survivable. A rich kid's DUI becomes a learning experience. A poor kid's missed rent payment becomes a credit score that follows them for seven years. Same species, different physics. - Silicon Canals

Credit scores reflect structural inequalities, where similar mistakes lead to vastly different consequences based on financial safety nets.
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fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Commentary: She started teaching music at Santa Monica school in 1971 and can't leave because 'it feeds me'

A love story between Paul and Mary Ann Cummins began in 1970, leading to a lifelong partnership and a shared passion for music education.
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fromFuturism
1 week ago

Teens Are Using AI to Create "Slander" Videos of Their Teachers

AI is being used by students to create mocking videos of teachers, damaging their reputations and spreading harmful content online.
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fromChalkbeat
1 week ago

Goodbye, Regents. Hello, Portrait of a Graduate. NYC educators: Tell us what's next.

New York will replace Regents exams with a new evaluation framework called Portrait of a Graduate starting in the 2027-28 school year.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
1 week ago

ED Transfers Defaulted Loan Collection Duties to Treasury

With roughly nine million student borrowers in default, the Treasury Department will "assume operational responsibility for collecting" on those loans, the Education Department announced Thursday. The move is ED's latest effort to render itself obsolete as part of the Trump administration's plan to eliminate the department. This is the 10th interagency agreement it has signed to share with or spin off functions to other federal agencies.
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fromMission Local
1 week ago

SFUSD signs third labor agreement in two months. The district predicts a major budget shortfall.

Over the past few weeks leading up to the teachers strike, Superintendent Maria Su repeatedly told the press and labor negotiators that dipping into the district's over $400 million reserves was, simply, "not an option." But projected spending shows that the district will significantly spend its reserves to pay for its labor agreements, potentially depleting its "restricted funding" by 2028.
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fromThe Mercury News
1 week ago

Bay Area baker-entrepreneur Andrea Lacy talks about evolution of a brownie business

Challenges can lead to unexpected successes, as demonstrated by Andrea Lacy's journey with her brownie recipe and entrepreneurship.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

It's always been a fight to get children the early years care they deserve. It's time to fight again | Polly Toynbee

Childcare costs for children under two in England have decreased by 39% due to government funding, significantly benefiting working parents.
fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago

New York Law School launches initiative to bolster journalism and civic understanding

The New York Independent Journalism Project is designed to support independent and traditional journalism as a vital civic good, aiming to deepen public understanding of New York City and state government law and policy.
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fromThe Oaklandside
1 week ago

We're working with Oakland students to deepen our schools coverage

Oaklandside launched a student reporting fellowship mentoring 12 Oakland high schoolers to explore and report on issues affecting their schools and community.
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fromChalkbeat
1 week ago

NYC to expand literacy push to struggling middle and high school readers

NYC's Education Department is shifting focus from elementary literacy to address middle and high school students reading below grade level through research-based interventions.
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fromFortune
1 week ago

Gen Z's straightA boom is quietly shrinking their paychecks | Fortune

Grade inflation reduces student learning and future earnings by approximately $150 per inflated letter grade, with typical high school classes losing $213,000 in collective lifetime earnings.
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fromCalifornia Post
1 week ago

Hundreds of thousands of LA students face strike disruption as pay fight explodes

Los Angeles teachers announced an April 14 strike demanding higher wages after contract negotiations with LAUSD failed, affecting over 520,000 students.
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fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Gamified math. Video read-alouds. Why parents are saying no to screens in class

Parents across California are organizing to reduce excessive screen time in schools, citing concerns that digital learning replaces hands-on instruction and peer interaction during critical developmental years.
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fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

Cursive is back. But should students be learning the skill?

A middle school cursive club in Virginia has sparked widespread interest in reviving cursive writing instruction across multiple states.
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fromwww.cnbc.com
1 week ago

33-year-old NYC teacher had $92,000 in student debtshe's using a $55/hour side hustle to pay it off

A New York City teacher increased her income from $50,000 to $90,000 annually plus $55/hour side income through a charter school position and mental health counseling, enabling debt repayment and housing stability.
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fromSilicon Canals
1 week ago

I asked a group of people in their 70s what they'd un-learn if they could and every single one named something they were taught before age 10 - not a fact, not a skill, a belief about themselves that was installed by a specific person in a specific room, and the fact that it's still running 60 years later without their permission is the thing that made half the room go quiet - Silicon Canals

Beliefs installed in childhood by authority figures persist into adulthood, shaping decisions and self-perception for decades without conscious awareness or permission.
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fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago

New report identifies $2 million in fraud, widespread corruption in NYC public schools

NYC's Special Commissioner of Investigation substantiated wrongdoing in over 150 cases in 2025, identifying nearly $2 million in financial losses to the DOE and retirement systems.
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 week ago

Can you solve these language puzzles? Test your skills with these problems from North America's biggest linguistics competition

Computational linguistics is a two-way street: You're either using a computer to do things with human language or communicate or translate or teach a foreign language, or you're using computational techniques to learn something about human languages. Her work documenting and preserving endangered languages uses a little bit of both.
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fromPadailypost
1 week ago

Palo Alto schools in the middle of 11 lawsuits

The Palo Alto Unified School District is in the middle of at least 11 different lawsuits, including cases that allege unchecked bullying, racist attacks, injured students, inadequate special education and retaliation by district leadership.
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fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

LAUSD teacher and service worker unions announce massive April 14 strike if no deal reached

Los Angeles Unified's teachers union and service employees union announced a joint strike for April 14 if no contract agreement is reached, potentially affecting 400,000 students and 32,000 adult school students.
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fromFuturism
1 week ago

"Educational" YouTube AI Slop Encourages Kids to Play in Traffic

AI-generated educational videos on YouTube targeting children contain dangerous misinformation and unsafe practices that could harm child development and safety.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Life-changing' international learning scheme in Wales at risk of closure

Taith, Wales's post-Brexit international learning programme, faces closure by 2028 due to unfunded status, despite funding twice as many projects as Erasmus+ with less money.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The Myanmar nurses dodging drones to graduate from a secret jungle school

Safety is never guaranteed, says Khun Sue Reh, 23, who on Monday was among the group graduating with the specially designed three-year nursing qualification. Alongside the usual coursework and exams, the students face airstrikes on the hospitals where they are training, government spy drones overhead, roadblocks and internet blackouts.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Homework till midnight and one breakdown a week': the mysterious art school keeping a forgotten style alive

The Ecole Van der Kelen-Logelain in Brussels teaches specialized painting techniques including trompe l'oeil, an illusionistic art form creating three-dimensional illusions on flat surfaces through textures, shading, and perspective tricks.
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