October 24, 2024 Why teachers in special education are leaving ‘Sometimes it’s a feeling of isolation, or a lack of support from the school.’ BY The Conversation A growing number of students in public schools—right now, about 15% of them—are eligible for special education services. These services include specially designed instruction for students with autism, learning … Continue reading Why teachers in special education are leaving
May 21, 2024 Khan Academy and Microsoft are teaming up to give teachers a free AI assistant AI assistant Khanmigo can help time-strapped teachers come up with lesson ideas and test questions, the companies say. BY Steven Melendez Khan Academy’s AI assistant will now be free to K-12 teachers in the U.S., thanks to a new … Continue reading Khan Academy and Microsoft are teaming up to give teachers a free AI assistant
By Clint Rainey April 03, 2023 Activity on social media networks like Parler, which was created for the “canceled” among us, seems to foment IRL political unrest, a new Yale University study claims. Curious what role, if any, the right’s “parallel economy” rival to Big Tech potentially played in 2020’s long string of protests, … Continue reading Yale University study links right-wing Parler activity to greater civil unrest in the U.S.
By Shalene Gupta January 24, 2023 Studies show that a college degree can add a million dollars to income over the course of someone’s lifetime. Brookings just released a new report on college enrollment disparities, which analyzes data from 15,000 students who were surveyed in 2009, then 2012 and 2016. Here are some of the key … Continue reading What the latest college enrollment data says about the future of higher education
By Sam Becker December 20, 2022 Millions of Americans dream of owning their own businesses and, in recent years, more and more have brought that dream to fruition. During 2021 alone, roughly 5.4 million new companies were registered in the United States, an increase of 23% over the previous year. While the pandemic has … Continue reading An extra year of education could boost your chances of being your own boss
