Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Public funds for religious charter school would be unconstitutional, Oklahoma high court says

The Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that the approval of what would be the nation's first state-funded Catholic charter school is unconstitutional

Public funds for religious charter school would be unconstitutional, Oklahoma high court says
News|Education

Fake nudes, real punishment: How these explicit deepfakes cost these students their education

Five Beverly Vista Middle School students have been expelled for creating and sharing explicit AI-generated images of their classmates. During a special meeting on March 6, the Beverly Hills Unified School District (BHUSD) decided on the expulsions, but California Education Code restricted the details shared.   While specifics are limited due to student privacy regulations, according to the LA Weekly, reports indicate the disturbing practice involved digitally superimposing eighth-graders’ faces onto AI-generated nude bodies, a technique known as “deepfakes.” Shockingly, a total of 16 students were victimized by these manipulated images, which were swiftly destroyed within 24 hours of school officials

Fake nudes, real punishment: How these explicit deepfakes cost these students their education
Education|News|Opinion

Pennsylvania bishop Sean Rowe elected new leader of Episcopal Church. He's the youngest since 1789

Sean Rowe, a 49-year-old bishop from western Pennsylvania, has become the youngest person ever elected as leader of the Episcopal Church

Pennsylvania bishop Sean Rowe elected new leader of Episcopal Church. He's the youngest since 1789
Education

College may not be the ‘great equalizer’ − luck and hiring practices also play a role, a sociologist explains

A new study finds that hiring practices, not a bachelor’s degree, may be the ‘great equalizer’ of opportunity for some soon-to-be grads.

College may not be the ‘great equalizer’ − luck and hiring practices also play a role, a sociologist explains
Business|Education|Opinion

Where tech, politics & giving meet: CEO Nicole Taylor considers Silicon Valley's busy intersection

Nicole Taylor has an insider’s view of philanthropic trends from her seat as the president and CEO of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Where tech, politics & giving meet: CEO Nicole Taylor considers Silicon Valley's busy intersection
Business|Education|Lifestyle

Starting your first post-graduation job? Here’s how to organize your finances

With graduation season over, many college grads are embarking on summer internships or their first full-time jobs

Starting your first post-graduation job? Here’s how to organize your finances
Education|Sports

Investigators recommend Northwestern enhance hazing prevention training

A team of investigators led by former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch recommended Northwestern enhance its hazing prevention training in the wake of a scandal that rocked the school’s athletic department

Investigators recommend Northwestern enhance hazing prevention training
Education

Oklahoma state superintendent orders schools to teach the Bible in grades 5 through 12

Oklahoma's top education official is ordering public schools to incorporate the Bible into lessons for grades 5 through 12

Oklahoma state superintendent orders schools to teach the Bible in grades 5 through 12
Economy|Education|Sports

The first legal objection to the $2.8B NCAA antitrust settlement plan comes from Houston Christian

A small Texas university has gone to court to object to the $2.77 billion settlement proposal that would erase a set of antitrust claims against the NCAA and the nation’s largest conferences and clear the way for schools to begin steering millions of dollars directly to athletes as soon as fall 2025

The first legal objection to the $2.8B NCAA antitrust settlement plan comes from Houston Christian
Education|Opinion

Harvard looks to combat antisemitism, anti-Muslim bias after protests over war in Gaza

Two task forces charged with proposing ways to combat anti-Muslim, anti-Arab and antisemitism at Harvard University have delivered their preliminary recommendations to the school’s interim president

Harvard looks to combat antisemitism, anti-Muslim bias after protests over war in Gaza
Education|News|Opinion

Survivor of Parkland school massacre wins ownership of shooter's name in lawsuit settlement

The most severely wounded survivor of the 2018 massacre at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School now owns shooter Nikolas Cruz’s name

Survivor of Parkland school massacre wins ownership of shooter's name in lawsuit settlement
Education|News

Former Uvalde police chief indicted over response to Robb Elementary shooting

Uvalde’s former school police chief has been booked and released from jail following a grand jury investigation into the police response during the Robb Elementary School shooting in 2022

Former Uvalde police chief indicted over response to Robb Elementary shooting
Education|Lifestyle|News|World

As political fervor for New Zealand's Māori resurgence wanes, a new Indigenous holiday comes of age

When New Zealand established a national day for Matariki, the Māori new year, in 2022, making it the country's first Indigenous public holiday, many New Zealanders didn't know what it was

As political fervor for New Zealand's Māori resurgence wanes, a new Indigenous holiday comes of age
Education|News|Opinion

Indictment accuses former Uvalde schools police chief of delays while shooter was 'hunting' children

An indictment alleges the police chief for schools in Uvalde, Texas, failed to identify an active shooting, did not follow his training and made critical decisions that slowed the law enforcement response to stop a gunman who was “hunting” victims

Indictment accuses former Uvalde schools police chief of delays while shooter was 'hunting' children
Education|Sports

Nebraska regent suggests putting fans' ashes under the football field. Her idea was dead on arrival

A University of Nebraska regent has proposed a way for football-crazy Cornhusker fans to carry their fandom into the afterlife

Nebraska regent suggests putting fans' ashes under the football field. Her idea was dead on arrival
Education|News|Opinion

Parkland school shooting survivor gains rights to gunman’s name in unique civil settlement

Parkland school shooting survivor gains rights to gunman’s name in unique civil settlement

Parkland school shooting survivor gains rights to gunman’s name in unique civil settlement
Education|News

Theodore Roosevelt's pocket watch was stolen in 1987. It's finally back at his New York home

A silver pocket watch that belonged to President Theodore Roosevelt is back on public display at his home and national park site in New York, nearly four decades after it was stolen

Theodore Roosevelt's pocket watch was stolen in 1987. It's finally back at his New York home
Education|News|Opinion

NYC public libraries have their funding restored, will reopen on Sundays

NYC public libraries have their funding restored, will reopen on Sundays

NYC public libraries have their funding restored, will reopen on Sundays
Economy|Education|Technology

As AI gains a workplace foothold, states are trying to make sure workers don't get left behind

States are trying to help workers beef up their tech skills before they become outdated and get outfoxed by machines that are becoming increasingly smarter

As AI gains a workplace foothold, states are trying to make sure workers don't get left behind
Education|News|Opinion

How charges against 2 Uvalde school police officers are still leaving some families frustrated

Two indictments against former Uvalde, Texas, schools police officers were the first charges brought against law enforcement for the botched response that saw hundreds of officers wait more than an hour to confront an 18-year-old gun who killed 21 at an elementary school

How charges against 2 Uvalde school police officers are still leaving some families frustrated
Education|Opinion|Political

Ten Commandments. Multiple variations. Why the Louisiana law raises preferential treatment concerns

Christians and Jews believe in the Ten Commandments — just not necessarily the version that will hang in every public school and state-funded college classroom in Louisiana

Ten Commandments. Multiple variations. Why the Louisiana law raises preferential treatment concerns
Arts|Education|Lifestyle|Opinion

A San Francisco store is shipping LGBTQ+ books to places where they are banned

A bookstore in San Francisco is sending boxes of LGBTQ+ books to places in the country where they are banned

A San Francisco store is shipping LGBTQ+ books to places where they are banned
Education|News|Opinion

A Florida auctioneer was about to sell an 1800s pocket watch. He learned it was a stolen piece of US presidential history

A Florida auctioneer was about to sell an 1800s pocket watch. He learned it was a stolen piece of US presidential history

A Florida auctioneer was about to sell an 1800s pocket watch. He learned it was a stolen piece of US presidential history
Education|News|Political

How will Louisiana's new Ten Commandments classroom requirement be funded and enforced?

As a legal battle ensues over a new Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms, the details of exactly how the mandate will be implemented and enforced remain unclear

How will Louisiana's new Ten Commandments classroom requirement be funded and enforced?
Education|News|Opinion

Uvalde shooting indictments: What to know about the charges against two former school police officers and what comes next

Uvalde shooting indictments: What to know about the charges against two former school police officers and what comes next

Uvalde shooting indictments: What to know about the charges against two former school police officers and what comes next

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