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Nov 15 2024EDUCATION

Chancellor Robert Jones Steps Down After Record-Breaking Tenure

Last week, the Board of Education gathered to talk about closing seven Acero charter schools and hiring external legal counsel. Meanwhile, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign announced that Chancellor Robert Jones will retire at the end of the school year. Jones has served as chancellor for

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Nov 15 2024EDUCATION

Education's Continuous Journey: A New Way to Measure

Imagine you're trying to measure how much education people have gotten over time. Up until now, many researchers have just lumped people into groups, like "some high school" or "college degree. " But that can lose important details about how much education someone really has. This new study brings a

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Nov 15 2024EDUCATION

Teachers Strike in Marblehead: Schools Closed, Football On

In Marblehead, school has been closed for four days straight due to a teachers' strike. The town's educators, represented by the Marblehead Education Association (MEA), are facing a fine of $50, 000 imposed by an Essex County Superior Court judge for defying the state's ban on public sector strikes.

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Nov 15 2024EDUCATION

Rapper Jay-Z's Foundation Teams Up for HBCU Financial Literacy

Can you imagine getting ready for your dream job, but feeling like you're missing some key skills? That's where Jay-Z's Shawn Carter Foundation comes in. They've teamed up with the Wharton School of Business and Toyota North America to launch the Champions for Financial Legacy (CFFL). This program a

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Nov 15 2024EDUCATION

AI Friends in School: How They're Changing Education

Picture this: AI walking into classrooms to give teachers and students a helping hand. Researchers are teaming up with educators to understand how AI can be useful in schools. One cool idea is creating AI assistants, or 'smart classroom buddies, ' with features that can simplify learning. For instan

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Nov 15 2024EDUCATION

Modern Math's Early Days in China: Pioneers and Visitors

China's history is rich with ancient mathematical achievements, but modern math made its way to the country much later. The first university in China was established in 1895, and the first math department opened in 1913. Early in the 20th century, many Chinese students ventured to Europe, the US, an

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Nov 15 2024EDUCATION

Measuring Language Complexity: Do All Methods Point to the Same Thing?

Ever wondered how complex a language can be? Scientists have come up with eight different ways to measure this. Some of these methods need lots of special details from the language examples, while others don’t. These methods seem to agree on some things and disagree on others. When we look at them c

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Nov 15 2024EDUCATION

School's Failure to Act on Harassment: A Tragic Lesson

A tragic event at Owasso Public Schools in Oklahoma sparked a federal investigation. A nonbinary teen, Nex Benedict, died after a school fight, and their family said other students had been bullying them for a while. The US Department of Education (DOE) found that the school district wasn't handling

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Nov 15 2024EDUCATION

Happiness in Saudi Arabian Students: A Comparison

A recent study set out to measure how flourishing, or happy, university students in Saudi Arabia are. They wanted to see if there was a difference between students studying health-related subjects and those studying other fields. Plus, they looked into what makes these students thrive. The research

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Nov 14 2024EDUCATION

Transforming Surgery Training: The Power of Simulations

General surgery education has taken a big leap forward thanks to surgical simulations and training technologies. These tools have changed the game, offering a more hands-on, interactive, and effective way to train surgeons. Let's dive into how these innovations are making a difference in surgical ed

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