Professors fear students are outsourcing critical thinking to AI. Here are 5 ways they can fight back, a researcher says.

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Hastings High School students use CollegeSpring software to complete practice test exercises in English vocabulary in Houston, on March 26, 2025
A South African researcher says universities are failing to teach critical thinking as students let AI do their thinking for them.

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Yondr's CEO, who makes cellphone pouches for schools and concerts, uses only a flip phone — and stays off social media

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Graham Dugoni, CEO of Yondr, the company that makes phone pouches for schools.

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Banning phones in school is the easy part. The hard part is what to do about social media.

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This high school is replacing teachers with ChatGPT and AI tools to personalize learning for some students

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About 20 students at David Game College in London will participate in the pilot program.

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Elon Musk’s Private School in Texas Starts Accepting Applications

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Elon Musk attends 'Exploring the New Frontiers of Innovation: Mark Read in Conversation with Elon Musk' session during the Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity 2024 - Day Three on June 19, 2024 in Cannes, France.

A school used facial recognition tech for cafeteria payments. An internet law expert says it's rarely worth the risk.

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A high school in southeast England illegally used facial recognition technology to take cashless lunch payments from students aged 11-18.

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11-Year-Old Charged in More Than 20 Swatting Calls Against Schools

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Flagler County Sheriff’s Office press conference on July 25, 2024.

Their son did well in high school and on his SATs, but got rejected from 30 US colleges. So they set their sights on Europe.

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Lou and Jennifer Zeidberg said their children were drawn to colleges in Europe because they were disappointed with the college application process in the US.

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This school has 12-hour days, 'relaxing' meals — and no smartphones

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Pupils at All Saints Catholic College.
All Saints Catholic College has become one of London's most popular high schools.

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I'm a British mom living in the US. In the UK kids get a shorter summer break and have mandatory uniforms.

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Most kids in the UK wear a school uniform.

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