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Cuba’s schools reopen with no fuel, no uniforms and a 27% teacher shortage, as 1.4 million students head to the classroom

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Cuba’s schools reopen with no fuel, no uniforms and a 27% teacher shortage, as 1.4 million students head to the classroom

admin September 1, 2026 0

Cuba has filled just 73% of teaching positions as schools reopen amid persistent power, fuel and food...

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It’s not just math and reading. Classroom devices deprive kids of skills needed in the AI future and how to be ‘fully human,’ education experts say

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It’s not just math and reading. Classroom devices deprive kids of skills needed in the AI future and how to be ‘fully human,’ education experts say

admin August 30, 2026 0

"Children don’t need school to become more like the digital world. They are already immersed in that...

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Cursive’s unlikely AI-fueled comeback, explained

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Cursive’s unlikely AI-fueled comeback, explained

admin August 25, 2026 0

More than 25 states now require cursive. The science backing it is dodgy, to say the least.

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DOJ accuses Duke law school of favoring Black applicants over white and Asian ones

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DOJ accuses Duke law school of favoring Black applicants over white and Asian ones

admin August 7, 2026 0

“Using ‘diversity’ essay questions to identify preferred races for admission is still illegal discrimination based on race,"...

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The post-pandemic classroom is quietly ditching the laptop-for-every-kid model

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The post-pandemic classroom is quietly ditching the laptop-for-every-kid model

admin July 31, 2026 0

Most states used federal pandemic funding to address the digital divide. This refers to the gap between...

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I’ve been teach college students for decades. Most of them can no longer finish a book

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I’ve been teach college students for decades. Most of them can no longer finish a book

admin July 26, 2026 0

I assume students will do the reading of long, dense texts, week after week. Lately, that assumption...

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Schools across America are quietly admitting that screens in classrooms made students worse off and are reversing years of tech-first policies

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Schools across America are quietly admitting that screens in classrooms made students worse off and are reversing years of tech-first policies

admin July 25, 2026 0

Millions were spent putting laptops in every student’s hands. Now schools want them back as tech falls...

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Harvard took hundreds of millions from Chinese donors—now the DOJ is asking if Americans were left out on purpose

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Harvard took hundreds of millions from Chinese donors—now the DOJ is asking if Americans were left out on purpose

admin July 21, 2026 0

Through its “China-based financial aid programs," is Harvard allowing Chinese donors to create scholarships that exclude American...

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America’s math and reading scores tanked after schools ditched textbooks for screens—and AI could worsen the brain rot

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America’s math and reading scores tanked after schools ditched textbooks for screens—and AI could worsen the brain rot

admin July 19, 2026 0

A major Brookings Institute study of more than 500 students and educators found the risks of AI...

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Native American graduation rates hit a record high but tribal leaders fear Trump-era cuts could reverse the gains

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Native American graduation rates hit a record high but tribal leaders fear Trump-era cuts could reverse the gains

admin July 15, 2026 0

Federal schools serving 40,000 Native students have made significant strides since 2015, but the dismantling of the...

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