Public Education
Public schools perpetrating âcrimeâ of illiteracy on students as âiPhone generationâ approaches college age, professors warnÂAn increasing number of professors at first-tier colleges are lamenting the lack of reading skills in their students from public schools, with some educators calling it a national âliteracy crisis.â … Read More
Government
‘Serious problem’: America’s cutting edge weaponry is dependent on Chinese tech, expert warns(Daily Caller News Foundation) â American defense startups are far too reliant on Chinese parts â and that poses a serious risk of exploitation by Beijing, experts told the Daily… Read More
Christian Schools
‘Use it wiselyâ:Â Classical Christian schools wrestle with AI integrationClassical Christian schools, which base their learning on traditions built over the last 2,000 years, are facing a new dilemma: how to deal with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). Read More
Culture
‘The internet in the pockets of childrenâ: Former youth pastorâs org aims to protect kids from tech dangersAny youth pastor from the late 2000s can attest to the enormous impact the advent of smartphones and social media had on middle and high schoolers. Itâs why in 2015,… Read More
Public Education
Schools figuring out cell phones but now must grapple with AIMore schools are banning cell phones. In a recent round of restrictions and âbelt tightening,” states that previously allowed limited use of cell phones during the day are turning to… Read More
Culture
More tech leaders break from Dems, endorse Trump to protect America’s futureA noted technology entrepreneur, who previously supported Democrats, has broken ranks to endorse former president Donald Trump in the Nov. 2024 general election. The latest defection from the Democrat Party… Read More
Culture
Washington AG’s AI Task Force holds first meeting(The Center Square) â Washington Attorney General Bob Fergusonâs Artificial Intelligence Task Force met for the first time Friday morning. The task force was established through bipartisan legislation earlier this year at… Read More
Public Education
Poll: Voters, parents opposed to AI in schools over cheating concerns(The Center Square) â The majority of likely voters say artificial intelligence shouldnât be in schools because it makes it too easy to cheat, new poll results show. … Read More
Public Education
New AI guidance for developers in educational technology released by Department of EdThe Department of Educationâs (DOE) Office of Educational Technology has released new guidance for tech-developers integrating artificial intelligence into their educational products. The agency cites a… Read More
Culture
Technology continues to be a double-edged sword in combating human trafficking(The Center Square) â Human trafficking brings in $236 billion dollars a year, according to the International Labor Organization. Microsoft’s 2023 revenue totaled $212 billion. The U.S. Department of State… Read More
Public Education
States scramble to publish ‘human-centered’ artificial intelligence guidelines for schoolsA growing number of states are producing guidelines for the usage of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in their public school systems. Arizona State Universityâs research entity, The Center on Reinventing… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: Conservatives, itâs time to even the electoral technology playing fieldThe old aphorism, âgood for the goose, good for the gander,â is yet another casualty of Americaâs new woke sensibilities. Along with the concepts of objective truth and fairness, equal… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Florida parent sues school district for providing daughter with laptop that led to kidnapping, sexual assault(Daily Caller) â A Florida parent is suing a school district after her daughter was allegedly lured and assaulted through the use of a school laptop issued during the COVID-19… Read More
Opinion
COLUMN: Are conservatives being censored by Big Tech? The evidence is becoming overwhelming. What to do?If Facebook has a âMost Wantedâ poster in its break room, John Altevogtâs mug is likely on it. The Kansas City conservative has been in and out of Facebook jail… Read More