Fourth grader and friends are the reason their elementary school has a flagpole now
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Abbott Elementary creator Quinta Brunson clapped back at a woman who tried to come for her on Twitter. The drama started when Jeanne Allen, CEO of the Center for Education Reform, took shots at Brunson with incorrect statements.
- The Hill
ChatGPT sends shockwaves across college campuses
In four short months, the GPT family of artificial intelligence chatbots have upended higher education like nothing since the arrival of Wi-Fi connections in classrooms. ChatGPT and its smarter, younger cousin, GPT-4, can create a realistic facsimile of a college term paper on command, or populate the answers to a midterm. At the start of…
- Idaho Statesman
Idaho Republicans reject ‘liberal’ policy for free menstrual products in public schools
Currently, teachers and administrators are giving students tampons and pads at their own cost.
- The Columbus Dispatch
Letters: Against diversity, equity and inclusion? 'You are very likely a bigot and racist'
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- The Columbus Dispatch
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- The 74
In Rare Move, New Mexico Adds Weeks’ Worth of Extra K-12 Class Time
Lawmakers in New Mexico have moved to increase the amount of time students spend in school each year — a notably rare shift, even as educators around the country scramble to bring about a post-pandemic learning recovery. On Thursday, Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed House Bill 130, which will lift the state’s minimum amount […]
- CBS News
1 killed, 1 injured in shooting at Texas high school
The shooting happened outside before the school day began.
- The 74
Tough Love: Study Shows Kids Benefit from Teachers With High Grading Standards
They might not want to hear it, but it’s true: Students assigned to teachers with tougher grading policies are better off in the long run, research suggests. According to a paper released last fall through Brown University’s Annenberg Institute for School Reform, eighth- and ninth-graders who learned from math teachers with relatively higher performance standards […]
- GOBankingRates
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Texas high school student charged with murder following deadly school shooting
One student is dead and another is in custody and facing a murder charge after a shooting outside a high school in Arlington, Texas.
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Prince Harry and Meghan back group that accuses parents of ‘gendering’ unborn children
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are backing a campaign group working in UK schools that accuses parents of “gendering” their unborn children.
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- CBS-Dallas
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- Fox News
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- Tacoma News Tribune
This local school district may change its bell schedules due to a lack of bus drivers
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