Sunday, December 22

Tag: Education

50,000 eligible students didn’t apply for Bright Futures money over 5+ years. Leaders want to change that
12Apr By adminNo Comments
Money

50,000 eligible students didn’t apply for Bright Futures money over 5+ years. Leaders want to change that

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Close to 300,000 people with student loan debt totaling $7.4 billion will have their debt forgiven, according to an announcement by the Biden Administration on Friday morning.The announcement came a couple of hours before students at William M. Raines High School learned more about the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program.The state is hoping more students sign up for the program, instead of leaving free money for their education on the table.“It’s free money, you’re going to go to school debt-free. Everybody wants to go to school debt-free,” Daveon Ghee, a junior at Raines High School said.Ghee said he plans to head to UCF to study hospitality management. He was one of many students Friday who sat in on a presentation about the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship...
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O.J. Simpson, legendary football player and actor brought down by his murder trial, dies at 76
11Apr By adminNo Comments
Entertainment

O.J. Simpson, legendary football player and actor brought down by his murder trial, dies at 76

LAS VEGAS -- LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson, the star and Hollywood actor acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend in a trial that mesmerized the public and exposed divisions on race and policing in America, has died. He was 76. The family announced on Simpson's official X account that he died Wednesday of prostate cancer. He died in Las Vegas, officials there said Thursday.Simpson earned fame, fortune and adulation through and show business, but his legacy was forever changed by the June 1994 knife slayings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman in Los Angeles. He was later found liable for the deaths in a separate civil case, and then served nine years in prison on unrelated charges.Goldman’s father, Fred, and his sister, Kim, released ...
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Students Are Likely Writing Millions of Papers With AI
9Apr By adminNo Comments
Technology

Students Are Likely Writing Millions of Papers With AI

Students have submitted more than 22 million papers that may have used generative AI in the past year, new data released by plagiarism detection company Turnitin shows.A year ago, Turnitin rolled out an AI writing detection tool that was trained on its trove of papers written by students as well as other AI-generated texts. Since then, more than 200 million papers have been reviewed by the detector, predominantly written by high school and college students. Turnitin found that 11 percent may contain AI-written language in 20 percent of its content, with 3 percent of the total papers reviewed getting flagged for having 80 percent or more AI writing. (Turnitin is owned by Advance, which also owns Condé Nast, publisher of WIRED.) Turnitin says its detector has a false positive rate of less t...
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Money, turnout and a rejection of ‘partisan politics’
7Apr By adminNo Comments
Money

Money, turnout and a rejection of ‘partisan politics’

Blythe Bernhard ,  Monica Obradovic ST. LOUIS — After more than a dozen school board candidates backed by conservatives lost their races across the region Tuesday, politicians and pundits attempted to explain the surprising outcome.Conservative activists, including former state Sen. Bob Onder and radio host Marc Cox, blamed the defeat on heavy support from unions and low voter turnout, among other factors.Indeed, the Missouri National Education Association crowed about the results, claiming an 83% victo...
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American Library Association President Emily Drabinski: ‘It’s Been Devastating’ Fighting Book Bans
7Apr By adminNo Comments
Politics

American Library Association President Emily Drabinski: ‘It’s Been Devastating’ Fighting Book Bans

It’s that time of year again: National Library Week! A time to celebrate the endless adventures that children can experience in books that are free and accessible to all, and the safe spaces that libraries provide for learning and creating a sense of community.Or, it’s a time to reflect on how we got to a place where librarians are living in constant fear. They have become the targets of Republican politicians and far-right groups like Moms for Liberty that are hellbent on banning books about LGBTQ+ people, people of color and racism. Some librarians are quitting their jobs because of constant harassment; others are getting fired for refusing to clear shelves of books that conservatives don’t like.More recently, and perhaps most alarmingly, the GOP’s censorship campaign has shifted from b...
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Behind the Campaign to Take Down Harvard’s Claudine Gay
29Dec By adminNo Comments
World

Behind the Campaign to Take Down Harvard’s Claudine Gay

From the time she began carving her path through the most elite private schools in the nation to the presidency of Harvard University, Claudine Gay earned plaudits and promotions. She also amassed detractors who were skeptical of her work and qualifications and outraged by what they saw as the political decisions she made as an increasingly powerful administrator. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chancellor Fired After Discovery of Porn Videos
28Dec By adminNo Comments
World

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chancellor Fired After Discovery of Porn Videos

Updated Dec. 28, 2023 3:25 pm ETThe University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents fired a university chancellor who appeared in pornographic videos with his wife. The university system’s board of regents voted unanimously to terminate University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow during a closed session Wednesday evening. UW-La Crosse Provost Betsy Morgan will serve as interim chancellor following Gow’s dismissal, university system leaders said.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Our Best Christmas Memories – WSJ
27Dec By adminNo Comments
Health

Our Best Christmas Memories – WSJ

Editor’s note: In this Future View, students discuss their best holiday memories. Next week we’ll ask, “With New Year’s around the corner, what should we expect in 2024? Will inflation go down? Will peace deals be made? What else do you expect this new year?” Students should click here to submit opinions of fewer than 250 words before Jan. 2. The best responses will be published that night.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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The Art of Asking Your Parents for Money
27Dec By adminNo Comments
Money

The Art of Asking Your Parents for Money

Listen to article(1 minute)WSJ’s Personal Finance team presents a series on how to fix your financial life in 2024. Up now: asking for money Hitting your parents up for cash as an adult can be awkward. But sometimes the best money move is to ask for help.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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