AI is going to offer every student a personalized tutor, founder of Khan Academy says

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AI is going to offer every student a personalized tutor, the founder of Khan Academy said.

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Florida just ranked as the top state for education, amid DeSantis battles on curriculum, books, and college leadership

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reacts after signing HB 7, the
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reacts after signing HB 7, the "Stop WOKE" bill, at Mater Academy Charter Middle/High School in Hialeah Gardens, Florida, on Friday, April 22, 2022.

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Jack Ma, the billionaire co-founder of Alibaba who disappeared from public life in 2020, has taken up a teaching role in Japan

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Jack Ma.
Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma is now a visiting professor at Tokyo College.

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Blocked crossings force kids in an Indiana suburb to climb above and crawl under stopped trains to get to school

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One child helps another cross over a parked freight train blocking their route to school.
One child helps another cross over a parked freight train blocking their route to school.

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Meet a teacher who quit her job to avoid returning in person — and found a position at a remote-only public school

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While many students have returned to in-person learning, nearly 60,000 public-school students in New York haven't.

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ChatGPT spells the end of coding as we know it

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Programming was long considered to be the one haven from the relentless advance of technology. If coders aren't safe, who is?

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ChatGPT has come for software developers

The US spent $877 billion on military in 2022, a new report says — more than 10 times federal education spending

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US Military members

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Inside the wild, drug-fueled world of celebrity keynote speakers

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Despite its size and influence, the celebrity-speaker industry has long existed in the shadowy nexus of the entertainment industrial complex, its inner workings invisible to outsiders.

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The rise of a $2 billion industry, from Hunter S. Thompson to Playgirl centerfolds

Defeat for many culture war 'extremists' who tried to take control of school boards and lost to liberal, union-backed candidates

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An American Flag hangs in a classroom.

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The cost of college room and board is rising even faster than tuition. It's driving students into even more debt.

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