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What AI Means For The Future Of Education

Our young people are leading the adoption and advancement of these new technologies. getty Artificial intelligence is changing the world. The world’s attention is now fixed on the unfolding impact of Generative AI tools on knowledge and creator economies. Schools, serving as the very epicenters of knowledge and creative work, may well be the first place the broader public sees tangible change take shape. Leaders and visionaries the world over are actively advancing the applications of this rapidly developing technology. The pace of progress is measured in days and weeks, rather than months and years, and it’s only getting faster.…

International Friendship Day Activities to Teach Empathy in Your Classroom –

In 2011, the United Nations (UN) announced the International Friendship Day, which falls on the 30th of July. It is a celebration that focuses on peace and human solidarity. As educators, we should emphasize the importance of friendship to our students. It is a good way to build up students’ empathy towards their friends from various family backgrounds. Here, we provide some suggestions on several simple activities that can bring sparks of joy to students during International Friendship Day. But first, a gentle reminder that these activities are more suitable for the enthusiastic young learners. The Wind Blows: Finding Similar…

In the NH school funding trial, Edelblut declines to define an ‘adequate’ education

This article was originally produced by the NH Business Review. NHPR is republishing it in partnership with the Granite State News Collaborative. The piece below has been lightly edited. New Hampshire Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut, who along with Gov. Chris Sununu is a named defendant in the case, took the witness stand in Rockingham County Superior Court Tuesday to open the second week of the trial pitting the ConVal School District and 10 other districts against the state. In the suit, ConVal charges the state has failed to meet its obligation to provide and fund a constitutionally adequate education for…

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona refuses to answer ‘What is a woman?’

Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona repeatedly refused to offer a definition of a woman during an Appropriations Committee hearing on the Department of Education’s budget Tuesday. During the hearing, the first time Cardona was tested before the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) asked the secretary to define what a woman is. WATCH: CARDONA SAYS HE DOESN’T KNOW ABOUT CCP EFFORTS TO INFLUENCE HIGHER EDUCATION “Our focus at the department is to provide equal access to students, including students who are LGBTQ, access free from discrimination,” Cardona said. Unsatisfied, Clyde again asked Cardona, “What’s the definition of a…