Greece plans to ban anonymity on social media, claiming it will reduce online toxicity, harassment, fake news, and hate speech. Digital Governance Minister Dimitris Papastergiou says people should express opinions but…

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Reason

Open Thread

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The Hechinger Report·edtech

OPINION: In the rush to adopt new AI technologies, let us not forget about the human touch

Right now, we are asking the wrong questions about AI in education. The conversation is dominated by asking what the technology can do — How fast can it generate content? Personalize practice? Analyze data? But far less…

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The College Fix·higher-ed

UMinn sexuality center spends $800 on ‘gender affirming haircuts’

Also buys protein shakes for queer strength group The University of Minnesota spent hundreds of dollars on protein shakes for an LGBT workout group on campus, along with even more money on “gender affirming haircuts,”…

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The College Fix·higher-ed

Georgetown Law replaces Jewish commencement speaker following student protest

Georgetown Law school has replaced its Jewish commencement speaker with a free speech proponent and critic of Republican-led congressional hearings on the rise of campus antisemitism. Georgetown Law professor David Cole…

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The College Fix·higher-ed

Texas Tech residency program favors foreign-trained doctors, medical group says

A recent report by medical advocacy group Do No Harm revealed that Texas Tech University’s internal medicine residency program is staffed almost entirely by residents who attended medical school outside the U.S.,…

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The College Fix

Swarthmore College cleaning up ‘hundreds’ of anti-Israel vandalism messages

Any students involved will face ‘immediate disciplinary action,’ college president says Students at Swarthmore College awoke to “hundreds” of anti-Israel messages spraypainted across their Pennsylvania campus on Friday…

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James G. Martin Center·higher-ed

Taxpayers Shouldn’t Fund NIL

College athletics are big business. And states are increasingly competing to give their universities an edge in recruiting talented student-athletes. What began as an effort to allow athletes to profit from their own…

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MIT News·higher-ed

Study: Firms often use automation to control certain workers’ wages

When we hear about automation and artificial intelligence replacing jobs, it may seem like a tsunami of technology is going to wipe out workers broadly, in the name of greater efficiency. But a study co-authored by an…

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The College Fix·research

VIDEO: What American study abroad students miss MOST about home (surprising answers!)

OPINION/ANALYSIS The College Fix’s foreign correspondent Simon Olech releases his final report from Europe and asks students: What do you miss most about home? The answers will surprise you. Source

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Disability Scoop

FDA May Finalize Ban On Shock Devices Used On People With Developmental Disabilities

Two years after the Food and Drug Administration proposed a ban on the use of electric shock devices to address behavior issues in those with disabilities, the agency says a decision is near. The post FDA May Finalize…

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Reason·policy

Second Amendment Roundup: A Tale of Two Waiting Periods

On October 25, 2023, 18 people were killed in a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine. The killer's declining mental health was known to law enforcement since that May. On July 6, although he owned other firearms, he legally…

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The College Fix·higher-ed

UCLA Medical School discriminates against White, Asian students, Justice Department finds

The U.S. Justice Department announced that its investigation determined the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles is engaging in racial discrimination in its admissions process.…

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Chalkbeat·policy

School data goes stale after Trump administration cuts Education Department research arm

Chalkbeat Ideas is a section featuring reported columns on the big ideas and debates shaping American schools. Sign up for the Ideas newsletter to follow our work. If there was one thing the Education Department did…

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EdWeek Leadership

How These Schools Doubled Teacher Planning Time

A California pilot program adjusted school schedules to give teachers more time.

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THE Journal (K12 EdTech)·edtech

Meta Pushes into Physical AI with Acquisition of Robotics AI Startup

Meta Platforms has acquired Assured Robot Intelligence, a robotics artificial intelligence startup focused on humanoid systems, as the company expands its AI work beyond software and into models that could help robots…

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Campus Technology

Meta Expands into Physical AI with Acquisition of Robotics AI Startup

Meta Platforms has acquired Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI), a robotics artificial intelligence startup focused on humanoid systems, as the company expands its AI work beyond software and into models that could help…

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Votebeat·policy

Wisconsin Elections Commission faces lawsuit, criticism over order not to count late-arriving Madison ballots

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Wisconsin’s free newsletter here . The Wisconsin Elections Commission is facing…

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Chalkbeat·policy

Philadelphia has a $3 billion school closure and modernization plan. Paying for it could be a problem.

Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system. The Philadelphia school district’s plan to close schools and modernize others has a $3 billion price tag. Right now,…

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Chalkbeat·policy

Private schools, public dollars: A staggering racial gap in NYC special education tuition payments

Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. As Mayor Zohran Mamdani scrambles to plug a multi-billion dollar budget gap, his…

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Open Thread

OPINION: In the rush to adopt new AI technologies, let us not forget about the human touch

UMinn sexuality center spends $800 on ‘gender affirming haircuts’

Georgetown Law replaces Jewish commencement speaker following student protest

Texas Tech residency program favors foreign-trained doctors, medical group says

Swarthmore College cleaning up ‘hundreds’ of anti-Israel vandalism messages

Taxpayers Shouldn’t Fund NIL

Study: Firms often use automation to control certain workers’ wages

VIDEO: What American study abroad students miss MOST about home (surprising answers!)

FDA May Finalize Ban On Shock Devices Used On People With Developmental Disabilities

Second Amendment Roundup: A Tale of Two Waiting Periods

UCLA Medical School discriminates against White, Asian students, Justice Department finds

School data goes stale after Trump administration cuts Education Department research arm

How These Schools Doubled Teacher Planning Time

Meta Pushes into Physical AI with Acquisition of Robotics AI Startup

Meta Expands into Physical AI with Acquisition of Robotics AI Startup

Wisconsin Elections Commission faces lawsuit, criticism over order not to count late-arriving Madison ballots

Philadelphia has a $3 billion school closure and modernization plan. Paying for it could be a problem.

Private schools, public dollars: A staggering racial gap in NYC special education tuition payments

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