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Education

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We’re Asking the Wrong Question About A.I. in Education

As generative A.I. tools flood into classrooms and edtech investment accelerates, Preply’s Josh Crossick argues that the opportunity A.I. presents is not substitution but liberation, where every learner has access to a great teacher and where intelligent tools handle everything that stands in the way of that relationship.
By Josh Crossick
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Before Kids Learn to Think, They’re Learning to Prompt

A.I. expert Sheldon Fernandez analyzes how generative tools are shaping young, formative minds, arguing that the real risk is not exposure to new technology, but the premature outsourcing of thinking itself. Fernandez contends that generative A.I. must be positioned as a catalyst for reasoning rather than a substitute for it.
By Sheldon Fernandez
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Scaling Expertise, Preserving Purpose: The Business Case for Accessibility in the Arts

With three decades at the intersection of music, education and community leadership, Dr. Rob Derke has built a career championing access and inclusion in the arts. In this Expert Insights Q&A, Derke discusses how the Filomen M. D’Agostino Greenberg Music School is redefining arts education for students who are blind and visually impaired, and why accessibility and excellence must evolve in tandem to shape the future of music learning.
By Sonia Rubeck

Dr. Rumman Chowdhury: Culturally Aware A.I. Starts With Local Realities

By The Editors
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Elon Musk’s Texas Private School Is Up and Running, Admitting Kids 6 to 9

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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The A.I. Workforce Displacement Crisis: Why Traditional Retraining Models Are Failing

By Emil Barr
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Mike Cavallaro On Building a Union (and a Community) at NYC’s School of Visual Arts

By Dan Duray
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Coursera Founder Andrew Ng’s New Venture Brings A.I. to K–12 Classrooms

By Victor Dey
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University A.I. Programs See Massive Enrollment Surges Thanks to ChatGPT

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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New York’s Dyslexia Bill: How A.I. Can Transform Special Education and Save Billions

By Dr. Coral Hoh
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OpenAI’s First College Partnership Sheds Light on How GPT Is Used in Higher Education

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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Nvidia Signs Collaboration With California to Promote A.I. Literacy

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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Elon Musk Is Opening a STEM-Focused Private School In Texas This Fall

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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Big Tech’s A.I. Certifications Are Increasingly Valuable in the Job Market

By Rachel Curry
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Elon Musk Pledges $100M to Launch a New University in Austin

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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How Will ChatGPT Reshape College Classrooms This Fall? Experts Weigh In

By Casey Epstein-Gross
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The Philanthropic Legacy of Tony Bennett

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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Can ChatGPT Essays Get You Into an Ivy League School? We Asked an ex-Harvard Advisor

By Sissi Cao
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University of Southern California Sued for Allegedly Luring Students with Fraudulent US News Rankings

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

“We Have So Much Magical Thinking About Equality”: A Q&A with Legal Expert Dahlia Lithwick

By James Ledbetter

In School Battles, We’re Getting the “Parental Rights” Discussion Completely Wrong

By Natalia Petrzela
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Columbia Drops From No. 2 to No. 18 on University Rankings As School Officials Admit to Misleading Data

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Suffolk County district attorney Raymond Tierney speaking at a press conference

From a PayPal Account to Fire Island Real Estate: Long Island School Administrator Indicted for Stealing $8.4 Million

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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Columbia’s Fall From U.S. News’s Ranking Casts Doubt on Other Universities at the Top

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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