I was told I'd never get into Yale because of Asian American prejudice, but I beat the odds and got in. Now I teach other students how to get into their dream schools.

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Idaho's Teacher of the Year fled the state after conservative parents attacked her for being an LGBTQ+ ally

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An empty classroom.

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An Iowa school district asked ChatGPT if a list of books contains sex scenes, and banned them if it said yes. We put the system to the test and found a bunch of problems.

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An Iowa school district used ChatGPT to decide on a ban on 19 books. We tried the same prompt but the bot's answers were different and contradictory.

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Here's everything that Massachusetts' 4% tax on millionaires will pay for, from free student lunches to college financial aid

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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey.

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The pandemic learning loss was worse for kids with special needs. Now, startups are helping students with autism, dyslexia, and ADHD get back on track.

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Suchi Deshpande, the founder of Learnfully.

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While Russia's schoolchildren learn how to operate drones and clean guns, Ukraine's students will take classes on how to navigate treacherous minefields

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Ukrainian army's 35th Marine Brigade members conduct mine clearance work at a field in Donetsk, Ukraine on July 11, 2023.

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An Iowa school district is using AI to ban books

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It certainly didn't take long for AI's other shoe to drop, what with the emergent technology already being perverted to commit confidence scams and generate spam content.

8 US states offer free lunch for students. Here's how they pay for it, from a 4% millionaire's tax to a $0.03 property tax rate increase.

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California was the first state to pass free lunch legislation after the COVID-19 meal plan was not renewed for the 2022-2023 school year.

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AI is going to eliminate way more jobs than anyone realizes

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The AI revolution is about the crash into the global economy and upend millions of jobs.

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A tidal wave is about to crash into the global economy. 

Massachusetts passed a 4% millionaire's tax last year. Now every public school student is going to get free lunch.

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About $1 billion gathered from the new Massachusetts income tax will be used to provide all public school students in the state with free school breakfast and lunch.

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