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Florida governor DeSantis backs pulling visas of Chinese students
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (370+ words) “Time to yank CCP student visas, which are hundreds of thousands a year," DeSantis said on social media. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he’s ready to see visas for students from China get pulled in response to President Donald Trump’s…...
Phone bans sweep Colorado schools ahead of school year
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (492+ words) Following a state law passed last year, Colorado public school districts are now required to enforce a phone policy for students. The effort to curb student phone use has quickly spread across the U.S. in recent years. Legislation in Colorado recently…...
Senators join education tech leaders in looking for answers on how to bring AI into K-12 education
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (665+ words) Senators and educational technology leaders discussed best practices to integrate AI in schools in the hearing,"The Future of K-12 Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence" The Senate on Tuesday invited leaders in the educational technology field to help find…...
Harvard caps number of A’s professors give to undergrads, amid controversy over 'grade inflation"
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (288+ words) Almost all universities face grade inflation; Harvard faculty decide to push back. Harvard College professors will be able to award A’s to only 20% of undergraduate students per class, plus four more beginning in the fall of 2027. In 712 Harvard classes last…...
Trump executive order directs CDC to 'realign' childhood vaccine schedule with developed peers
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (413+ words) HHS scientific assessment that deemed U.S. schedule bloated compared to other countries is now a "guiding resource" for the feds. CDC, advisors directed to update schedule, give "maximum flexibility" to parents, doctors. President Trump issued an executive order Friday directing the…...
Federal Reserve holds rates steady, but with significant disagreement
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (180+ words) The vote was split 8-4, with officials expressing varying reasons for their vote. The Federal Reserve on Wednesday voted, as expected, to keep interest rates steady in a range of 3.5%-3.75%. The vote was split 8-4, with officials expressing varying reasons for their…...
Michigan ‘digital age’ bills pulled after privacy concerns raised
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (529+ words) Two Michigan bills pitched as “child safety legislation” were withdrawn this week after advocacy groups raised concerns about privacy and data collection. House Bill 4429 and Senate Bill 284 – identical, bipartisan measures titled the Digital Age Assurance Act – were advancing through the…...
Mental health worsens after medicalized gender transitions, three-decade youth study finds
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (974+ words) When Children's Hospital Los Angeles pediatrician Johanna Olsen-Kennedy found no improvement in mental health for gender-confused youth who went on puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones, she hid the results of her taxpayer-funded study for several years for fear the findings…...
Educators, Christian leaders push back on humanoids, AI teaching children
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (400+ words) Humanoids are non-human machines powered by AI. First Lady Melania Trump introduced the “first American made humanoid” and advocated using artificial intelligence to teach children at a “Future Together” Summit this week. The response has not been positive among many…...
New York hospital ordered by AG Letitia James to resume transgender treatment for teens
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (431+ words) (The Center Square) — One of New York City’s largest hospitals was facing a Wednesday deadline to comply with a state order to resume its transgender care program, which was shut down last month amid funding threats from the Trump administration....