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AI in Medicine Graduate Program Approved at University of Alabama at Birmingham
The Alabama Commission on Higher Education (ACHE) on Friday approved a new graduate program on artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine at The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). The proposed degree, a Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, would be implemented by January 2027. The program will be the first in the state […]
Wyoming Advocates Want More Parents to Have Access to Education Savings Accounts
As the Wyoming Department of Education prepares to roll out a new education savings account program, school-choice advocates are again asking lawmakers to expand the non-public-school assistance program to more families. That comes among warnings that expansion could jeopardize its already challenged constitutionality. It’s the latest twist for a measure that was transformed, killed, revived, amended […]
New Mexico Ranks 50th in Child Welfare, Shows Mixed Progress in Several Areas
For the third year in a row, New Mexico is last in the nation for child welfare, according to the 2024 KIDS Count Data Book released this week. The Annie E. Casey Foundation prepares the report for all 50 states. Its mission to track child well being in the country focuses on compiling federal data […]
The Declaration of Independence Wasn’t Really Complaining about King George
Editor’s note: Americans may think they know a lot about the Declaration of Independence, but many of those ideas are elitist and wrong, as historian Woody Holton explains. His 2021 book “Liberty is Sweet: The Hidden History of the American Revolution” shows how independence and the Revolutionary War were influenced by women, Indigenous and enslaved […]
Drivers Keep Passing Stopped School Buses, Despite Use Of Cameras To Catch Them
In December, a mom on Long Island, New York, watched her young daughter get onto a school bus, then had to jump out of the way when a car came speeding past on the shoulder. That same month in Minnesota, a child leaving his school bus had to run to avoid being hit by a […]
Opinion: Most Philly Students Have College Ambitions, But Prep Varies by High School
When Nadia was in high school, her teachers and administrators portrayed college as the only realistic pathway to a respectable career. “College, they make it seem like the end-all, be-all,” she said. “If it’s not college, I’ll visit you at the drive-thru once a week, that type of thing. There’s kind of like this dark […]
Kansas Public Schools Relying on Blueprint for Literacy to Build Reading Skills
Cindy Lane takes it personally that Kansas needed a Kansas Blueprint for Literacy initiative to improve preparation of educators to teach reading and funnel more literate students into colleges and the workplace. Lane, retired special education teacher and former superintendent of Kansas City, Kansas, schools, will soon step down from the Kansas Board of Regents […]
Opinion: New Database Features 250 AI Tools That Can Enhance Social Science Research
AI – or artificial intelligence – is often used as a way to summarize data and improve writing. But AI tools also represent a powerful and efficient way to analyze large amounts of text to search for patterns. In addition, AI tools can assist with developing research products that can be shared widely. It’s with […]
Public School Chaplains, Other Education Laws Take Effect Monday in Florida
The 2024 legislative session saw approval of divisive education-related laws, several of which take effect Monday. Read our partial run-down on what will change in Sunshine State schools in the new fiscal year: HB 931: Volunteer school chaplains Despite queasiness on this score in other GOP-controlled states, a Florida law implementing volunteer chaplains in schools […]
Alaska Supreme Court Reverses Homeschool Allotment Ruling
Alaska’s Supreme Court justices on Friday reversed a Superior Court ruling that struck down key components of the state’s correspondence school program. Nearly 23,000 homeschool students may continue to use their allotments of state education money to pay for private school tuition until the Anchorage Superior Court reconsiders the case. The Supreme Court made its […]
New Mississippi Law Makes ASL a Foreign Language Credit
American Sign Language will count as a foreign language credit in Mississippi high schools, under a law that goes into effect July 1. The force behind Senate Bill 2339 is Pearl Rver County high school teacher Miranda Loveless. Loveless teaches art and ASL at Pearl River Central High School. She fell in love with ASL […]
Oregon Proposes New Literacy Requirements For Teacher Training and Licensing
Oregon teacher colleges and future and current teachers hoping to get hired at public elementary schools in the state could soon be required to demonstrate a much more robust understanding of how to teach reading and writing than is currently required. Gov. Tina Kotek’s Early Literacy Educator Preparation Council – made up of K-12 and […]
When Was the Golden Age of American K-12 Education? And How Can We Tell?
Recently, the Washington Post’s (fantastic) “Department of Data” columnist, Andrew Van Dam, ran a fun feature about “America’s best decade,” according to public opinion. Across a wide range of domains, from music to movies, the economy and family life, he dug into what citizens view as America’s Golden Era. Turns out it was almost always […]
Wisconsin School Violated Seclusion and Restraint Policies, Investigation Finds
A recent investigation found a Wisconsin school failed to comply with several seclusion and restraint policies, including ensuring sufficient training, properly documenting seclusion and restraint incidents, debriefing after incidents, notifying the student’s parent and removing a lock on the door of the seclusion room. The investigation, conducted by Daniel Unertl, an attorney with Attoles Law, […]
Amid Disastrous Debate, a Lost Opportunity to Address Children’s Issues
It was the moment in last Thursday’s presidential debate that parent advocates were waiting for — and the only question focused on children. “In your second term, what would you do to make child care more affordable?” CNN’s Jake Tapper asked former President Donald Trump, the Republican candidate. The National Parents Union and Moms First, […]
Illinois Governor Signs Bill Creating New Department of Early Childhood
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Tuesday creating a new cabinet-level state agency dedicated to early childhood education and development. The new Department of Early Childhood, which will become operational in July 2026, will take over programs currently housed across three state agencies, including funding for preschool programs, child care centers and the licensing […]
Teens Don’t Trust Ads for Financial Aid. Why California Is Polishing Its Pitch
Even when California high school seniors set a record last year in applying for college financial aid, more than a quarter didn’t bother, leaving gobs of money on the table. Now, the state agency overseeing student grants and scholarships is about to embark on a new campaign to persuade more students and their parents to […]
‘I Can’t Wait to Be Sued’: Louisiana Ten Commandments Law Not Just About Schools
As he prepared recently to sign a bill requiring public schools, colleges and universities to display a state-approved version of the Ten Commandments in classrooms, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry made it clear he was spoiling for a fight. “I can’t wait to be sued,” he told attendees at a GOP fundraiser. Within days, nine families […]
Whistleblower: L.A. Schools’ Chatbot Misused Student Data as Tech Co. Crumbled
Just weeks before the implosion of AllHere, an education technology company that had been showered with cash from venture capitalists and featured in glowing profiles by the business press, America’s second-largest school district was warned about problems with AllHere’s product. As the eight-year-old startup rolled out Los Angeles Unified School District’s flashy new AI-driven chatbot […]
Opinion: Stop Blame Game, Keep an Open Mind: Alaska District Fights Chronic Absenteeism
Almost every school in the U.S. is struggling with an absenteeism epidemic that was brought on by the pandemic, but is continuing for reasons that are often beyond a district’s control. For any district, it’s difficult keeping students engaged all school year. However, when those students are spread out in 48 schools across an area […]
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