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Syracuse missed its undergraduate-enrollment target, creating a $30-million deficit. Now its new chancellor wants a mostly faculty committee to propose “disruptive and potentially unpopular” reforms — and answer what a $95,000-a-year education is worth. https://chroni.cl/4xLOIlR
After Missing Its Enrollment Goal, Syracuse U. Is Questioning Everything
The university sets out to ask what its degree is really worth — and hints at “potentially unpopular” reforms.
www.chronicle.com
September 25, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Syracuse missed its undergraduate-enrollment target, creating a $30-million deficit. Now its new chancellor wants a mostly faculty committee to propose “disruptive and potentially unpopular” reforms — and answer what a $95,000-a-year education is worth. https://chroni.cl/4xLOIlR
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"The University of Chicago’s undergrad social-sciences division will go “analog” this fall, implementing a blanket policy banning technology in class and AI assistance on coursework across the division’s core courses."
www.chronicle.com/article/u-of...
www.chronicle.com/article/u-of...
U. of Chicago Bans Tech, AI in Social Sciences Core Courses
The new restrictions apply to students and faculty members.
www.chronicle.com
September 14, 2026 at 4:31 AM
"The University of Chicago’s undergrad social-sciences division will go “analog” this fall, implementing a blanket policy banning technology in class and AI assistance on coursework across the division’s core courses."
www.chronicle.com/article/u-of...
www.chronicle.com/article/u-of...
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“Intersex” is the “I” in LGBTQIA.
Learned a lot, watching this.
Learned a lot, watching this.
August 13, 2026 at 2:31 AM
“Intersex” is the “I” in LGBTQIA.
Learned a lot, watching this.
Learned a lot, watching this.
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"schools were more likely to possess surveillance technologies if they were large, urban high schools with higher proportions of racial/ethnic minority and low-income students. As a result, students of color are more likely to be exposed to digital surveillance."
www.brookings.edu/articles/ai-...
www.brookings.edu/articles/ai-...
AI surveillance in schools raises safety and equity concerns | Brookings
Rashawn Ray and Rebekah Boitey explore how AI surveillance in schools shapes safety, trust, and racial equity.
www.brookings.edu
August 31, 2026 at 9:46 AM
"schools were more likely to possess surveillance technologies if they were large, urban high schools with higher proportions of racial/ethnic minority and low-income students. As a result, students of color are more likely to be exposed to digital surveillance."
www.brookings.edu/articles/ai-...
www.brookings.edu/articles/ai-...
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Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro recommended an internal investigation of Boston Public Schools and 10-day pause on the district’s payments to vendors for certain departments in scathing report, via
@statehousenews.com www.dotnews.com/2026/08/27/b...
@statehousenews.com www.dotnews.com/2026/08/27/b...
Boston schools wasted $857K in flawed contracting, IG finds - Dorchester Reporter
Boston Public Schools “wasted significant public funds” in its procurement of school supplies and services, and should pause payments on vendor contracts for non-essential goods, the inspector general...
www.dotnews.com
August 27, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro recommended an internal investigation of Boston Public Schools and 10-day pause on the district’s payments to vendors for certain departments in scathing report, via
@statehousenews.com www.dotnews.com/2026/08/27/b...
@statehousenews.com www.dotnews.com/2026/08/27/b...
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Been watching this saga unfold through my friends’ posts on Facebook, and lemme tell you, it’s been absolutely wild
Omaha Police Chief and the mayor confirmed that he directed his officers to stop carrying the gloves in schools, but they will still carry tasers, batons, OC spray and firearms
Omaha Police Chief and the mayor confirmed that he directed his officers to stop carrying the gloves in schools, but they will still carry tasers, batons, OC spray and firearms
August 21, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Been watching this saga unfold through my friends’ posts on Facebook, and lemme tell you, it’s been absolutely wild
Omaha Police Chief and the mayor confirmed that he directed his officers to stop carrying the gloves in schools, but they will still carry tasers, batons, OC spray and firearms
Omaha Police Chief and the mayor confirmed that he directed his officers to stop carrying the gloves in schools, but they will still carry tasers, batons, OC spray and firearms
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As part of its authoritarian project, MAGA is working to make K-12 school discipline more harsh to force fear and conformity upon children. It's the subtext of many of their policies. It's part of the text here: "reform" of special ed means budget cuts but also making harsh discipline easier.
Special Education Law Needs Reform | National Review
Growing rosters and excessive accommodations are making special education less effective for students who truly need it.
www.nationalreview.com
March 3, 2026 at 1:18 PM
As part of its authoritarian project, MAGA is working to make K-12 school discipline more harsh to force fear and conformity upon children. It's the subtext of many of their policies. It's part of the text here: "reform" of special ed means budget cuts but also making harsh discipline easier.
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Turnitin has long used its end user licence agreement to use students' work for product devt. Now it's trying to update it to use essays for AI devt too! Prime example of academic content assetization - turning student IP into a source of value codeactsineducation.wordpress.com/2026/04/29/a...
August 13, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Turnitin has long used its end user licence agreement to use students' work for product devt. Now it's trying to update it to use essays for AI devt too! Prime example of academic content assetization - turning student IP into a source of value codeactsineducation.wordpress.com/2026/04/29/a...
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teachers have been screaming about this for years, both in schools and universities, and yet our leaders are much more interested in appeasing Big Tech and their own tech FOMO than paying attention to the real risks of this tech in classrooms
Child safety advocates are sounding the alarm about artificial intelligence features now being used by millions of students in classrooms that rely on education tools made by Google. https://to.pbs.org/4yn3vVt
'It's deeply disturbing.' What a new report says about risks Google's AI search features pose to kids
Common Sense Media found that across more than 2,600 test interactions, Google’s two built-in AI search functions routinely failed to recognize risky and harmful behavior.
to.pbs.org
August 10, 2026 at 8:29 AM
teachers have been screaming about this for years, both in schools and universities, and yet our leaders are much more interested in appeasing Big Tech and their own tech FOMO than paying attention to the real risks of this tech in classrooms
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We knew this was going to happen, and it's only going to get worse. This is the double (triple?) whammy of SNAP cuts
www.edweek.org/leadership/s...
www.edweek.org/leadership/s...
Some Schools Stop Free Meals for All as SNAP Enrollment Falls
A rising number of schools no longer qualify for a federal program to provide free meals to all students.
www.edweek.org
August 9, 2026 at 11:55 PM
We knew this was going to happen, and it's only going to get worse. This is the double (triple?) whammy of SNAP cuts
www.edweek.org/leadership/s...
www.edweek.org/leadership/s...
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Court can't go on like this. The Constitution as plainly as possible says people who were born here have an unequivocal right to citizenship. Four people whose ONLY job is to read the Constitution for the rest of their lives just tried to overturn it because they're tired of brown people. Pack it.
June 30, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Court can't go on like this. The Constitution as plainly as possible says people who were born here have an unequivocal right to citizenship. Four people whose ONLY job is to read the Constitution for the rest of their lives just tried to overturn it because they're tired of brown people. Pack it.
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The most important democracy story of the day. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Postmaster general says USPS won't deliver mail ballots if states don’t give Trump admin voter rolls
“You are going to make a decision that people cannot vote by mail. That’s unacceptable," one senator told the postmaster general.
www.democracydocket.com
June 25, 2026 at 1:28 AM
The most important democracy story of the day. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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"Under the agreements, the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services will move to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, while some investigation and enforcement activities will move from the Office for Civil Rights to the U.S. Justice Department. "
Education Department transfers key special ed, civil rights functions
The departments of Health and Human Services and Justice will receive core special education and civil rights responsibilities under the agreements.
www.k12dive.com
June 16, 2026 at 8:28 PM
"Under the agreements, the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services will move to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, while some investigation and enforcement activities will move from the Office for Civil Rights to the U.S. Justice Department. "
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My mother, the inimitable Jane Yolen passed away this morning after a blessingly short fight with Alzheimer’s. She did not suffer, and went peacefully into the ether which, I am certain for her, will be filled with words of the most exquisite beauty and meaning.
June 11, 2026 at 8:07 PM
My mother, the inimitable Jane Yolen passed away this morning after a blessingly short fight with Alzheimer’s. She did not suffer, and went peacefully into the ether which, I am certain for her, will be filled with words of the most exquisite beauty and meaning.
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RIP to my all time favorite TV dad, and blessed be Anthony Stewart Head.
The Non-Toxic Masculinity of Rupert Giles
My favorite stories are genre stories, which are full of orphans and kids who grow up to find out that dad is Darth Vader, or tragic waifs who know that Dad was a villain all along. The first time …
megelison.com
June 5, 2026 at 7:38 PM
RIP to my all time favorite TV dad, and blessed be Anthony Stewart Head.
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After teen girls were targeted by AI-generated CSAM, Radnor Township High School in Pennsylvania has become a case study in how schools and police around the country grapple with how to response to deepfake crimes involving children. @samleecole.bsky.social reports.
www.404media.co/radnor-high-...
www.404media.co/radnor-high-...
May 21, 2026 at 8:39 PM
After teen girls were targeted by AI-generated CSAM, Radnor Township High School in Pennsylvania has become a case study in how schools and police around the country grapple with how to response to deepfake crimes involving children. @samleecole.bsky.social reports.
www.404media.co/radnor-high-...
www.404media.co/radnor-high-...
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Witnessing southern states rush to dismantle black voting power is truly truly some heartbreaking shit to behold
May 8, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Witnessing southern states rush to dismantle black voting power is truly truly some heartbreaking shit to behold
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Same OpenAI that's partnered w the American Federation of Teachers and whose models are used by popular ed-tech products like Khanmigo and MagicSchool.
School admin/teachers who've ignored this company's disdain for people and planet need to explain why they keep doing business w these ghouls.
School admin/teachers who've ignored this company's disdain for people and planet need to explain why they keep doing business w these ghouls.
February 28, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Same OpenAI that's partnered w the American Federation of Teachers and whose models are used by popular ed-tech products like Khanmigo and MagicSchool.
School admin/teachers who've ignored this company's disdain for people and planet need to explain why they keep doing business w these ghouls.
School admin/teachers who've ignored this company's disdain for people and planet need to explain why they keep doing business w these ghouls.
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Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
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#MAEdu: Secretary Pat Tutwiler stepping down Friday
Replaced short term by Early Ed Commissioner Amy Kershaw, long term by current Salem Superintendent (and former Holyoke receiver) Steve Zrike, who will become Secretary in March.
Replaced short term by Early Ed Commissioner Amy Kershaw, long term by current Salem Superintendent (and former Holyoke receiver) Steve Zrike, who will become Secretary in March.
February 10, 2026 at 8:49 PM
#MAEdu: Secretary Pat Tutwiler stepping down Friday
Replaced short term by Early Ed Commissioner Amy Kershaw, long term by current Salem Superintendent (and former Holyoke receiver) Steve Zrike, who will become Secretary in March.
Replaced short term by Early Ed Commissioner Amy Kershaw, long term by current Salem Superintendent (and former Holyoke receiver) Steve Zrike, who will become Secretary in March.
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The *only* response to this is all the other governors drop out.
Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) says he was uninvited from a bipartisan White House dinner for governors
"As the nation’s only Black governor, I can’t ignore that being singled out for exclusion from this bipartisan tradition carries an added weight — whether that was the intent or not"
"As the nation’s only Black governor, I can’t ignore that being singled out for exclusion from this bipartisan tradition carries an added weight — whether that was the intent or not"
February 9, 2026 at 5:24 PM
The *only* response to this is all the other governors drop out.
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NBC editing out the booing of JD Vance is a disgrace. It’s an international event. Americans have the right to know what the world is saying. NBC has bowed down to Trump.
February 7, 2026 at 4:50 AM
NBC editing out the booing of JD Vance is a disgrace. It’s an international event. Americans have the right to know what the world is saying. NBC has bowed down to Trump.
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This is Maria, a 6-year-old detained by ICE last year.
She began to unravel soon after arriving at a detention center in Texas, wetting the bed after years without accidents, crying through the night and begging to breastfeed again.
Most of all, she wanted to be reunited with her cat, Milo. 1/
She began to unravel soon after arriving at a detention center in Texas, wetting the bed after years without accidents, crying through the night and begging to breastfeed again.
Most of all, she wanted to be reunited with her cat, Milo. 1/
February 6, 2026 at 6:25 PM
This is Maria, a 6-year-old detained by ICE last year.
She began to unravel soon after arriving at a detention center in Texas, wetting the bed after years without accidents, crying through the night and begging to breastfeed again.
Most of all, she wanted to be reunited with her cat, Milo. 1/
She began to unravel soon after arriving at a detention center in Texas, wetting the bed after years without accidents, crying through the night and begging to breastfeed again.
Most of all, she wanted to be reunited with her cat, Milo. 1/
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I’m not sure we’ve properly addressed how profoundly disturbing it is that America can largely shrug at the stashing of human beings in giant warehouses.
February 6, 2026 at 5:12 AM
I’m not sure we’ve properly addressed how profoundly disturbing it is that America can largely shrug at the stashing of human beings in giant warehouses.