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An MIT-educated professor, the New York Yankees and the bat that could be changing baseball
After the Yankees' home run barrage with bats that look like bowling pins, the innovation is sweeping baseball.ESPN - 2d -
Education Department, DOJ partnering in Title IX investigations
The Education Department and Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday a collaboration to create the “Title IX Special Investigations Team." The departments said the team will “streamline” ...The Hill - 5h -
Supreme Court will allow cancellation of education grants for now
The Supreme Court divided 5-4 in granting a DOJ request to pause a lower court order requiring the Education Department to reinstate grants to universities and nonprofits.CBS News - 20m -
McMahon meeting with House Democrats over Education Department layoffs
Education Secretary Linda McMahon is having a meeting with House Democrats Wednesday over their concerns surrounding the layoffs at the Department of Education, which she and President Trump have ...The Hill - 2d -
Elizabeth Warren launches campaign to investigate Department of Education closure
Elizabeth Warren is launching a "Save Our Schools" campaign against Donald Trump and Linda McMahon's attempt to dismantle the Department of Education.ABC News - 2d -
OpenAI, Anthropic target college students with latest education AI announcements
Anthropic and OpenAI both rolled out education services for college students ahead of their final exams.CNBC - 1d -
Students protest Education Department closure in 'Hands Off Our Schools' rally
Hundreds of students from some of the largest schools in the D.C. area will rally outside the Department of Education Friday to oppose the gutting of the agency.ABC News - 48m -
Anthropic flips the script on AI in education: Claude’s Learning Mode makes students do the thinking
Anthropic launches Claude for Education with Learning Mode that teaches critical thinking rather than providing answers, partnering with top universities to transform AI's role in education.VentureBeat - 2d -
Torpedo bat inventor has the classiest response to all the MLB hype
Former MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt responded to all the torpedo bat hype.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Education secretary hijacks House Democrats' presser after closed-door meeting
Education Secretary Linda McMahon interrupted a press conference by House Democrats to give an impromptu statement after they met in a closed-door meeting.ABC News - 1d -
Senate Democrats open investigation into reports AI could replace contract workers at Education Department
Senate Democrats are opening an investigation into reports that Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is attempting to replace some contract workers at the Education Department ...The Hill - 2d -
'Unsatisfactory': Dems slam McMahon for dodging questions about end of Education Department in meeting
Democrats slammed Education Secretary Linda McMahon for dodging their questions about the end of her department in a Wednesday meeting, accusing the secretary of not having a plan for moving ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump education moves: Where the legal challenges stand
The Trump administration’s request for the Supreme Court to intervene in a fight over federal teacher development grants has elevated an expanding series of legal battles implicating the ...The Hill - 4d -
French Schools Will Finally Teach Sex Education
For 25 years, France has said schools must teach sex ed. Now the government is at last putting a curriculum in place.The New York Times - 4d -
Private school VAT 'discriminatory', court hears
Families argue that the policy "interferes with the fundamental right to an education".BBC News - 3d -
Universities Should Not be Afraid of Contentious Ideas
Higher education cannot cede the space of public discourse and the free exchange of ideas.The New York Times - 4d -
I loved being a principal, but Australia has grown complacent about the growing violence directed at educators | Andy Mison
School principals are resilient but, in an alarming number of cases, their job harms them. We would not tolerate these conditions in other workplaces. I’ve been lucky. I’ve enjoyed a rewarding ...The Guardian - 2d -
Trump Could Hand China a ‘Strategic Victory’ by Silencing Voice of America
Generations of Chinese, including our columnist, turned to U.S. government-run outlets for an education in democracy, rights and the English language.The New York Times - Mar. 28 -
Sen. Michael Bennet says the Democratic Party's brand is 'problematic'
Sen. Michael Bennet said that the Democratic Party's brand is "problematic" and that the party "is associated with the educated elites" and "not anymore with working people in this country."NBC News - 5d -
American academics seek exile as Trump attacks universities
Professors flee elite US institutions in the face of what many characterise as a direct assault on education and scienceFinancial Times - 4d -
He Invented the Segway. Now He’s Helping Kids in New Hampshire Build Robots
Dean Kamen’s FIRST nonprofit has focused on STEM education for decades. Now it’s bringing robots to classrooms.Inc. - 4d -
Trump administration reviewing alleged antisemitism at Harvard University
The Department of Education and other agencies are reviewing Harvard University for fostering antisemitism on its campus, Secretary Linda McMahon said Monday.ABC News - 3d -
"Meadowbrook Man" Dave Francis to take over Colts girls basketball program
Veteran Rolling Hills School District educator/coach returns for 2nd stint as girls coachYahoo Sports - 10h -
As college costs soar, top schools roll out more generous aid packages
More generous financial aid awards and tuition-free policies remove the most significant barrier to higher education.CNBC - 6h -
Learn How to Be a Better Reader
The major newspapers have failed in their mission. We need a new format that does everything they once did–curate, inform, educate–without the baggage.Inc. - 3d -
Trump Administration Threatens to Withhold Funds From Public Schools
State education officials will be required to verify that they have eliminated all programs that promote diversity, equity and inclusion that the administration deems unlawful, according to a new ...The New York Times - 1d -
Democratic Party’s brand is ‘really problematic,’ Sen. Michael Bennet says
Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet (Colo.) tells Kristen Welker on Meet the Press that party’s his brand is associated with “educated elites” and needs to connect more with the working class.NBC News - 5d -
Work and money worry young people more than culture wars or climate, UK poll finds
Class, education and gender found to influence difference in views but anxiety about finances was a common theme. Young people are more worried about their finances, work pressures and job ...The Guardian - 4d -
Trump’s Mantra from Schools to FEMA: ‘Move it Back to the States’
President Trump justifies his plan to shutter the Education Department by saying that states should control schools. He’s using the idea to explain other policies now, too.The New York Times - 3d -
Tim Walz's daughter says she's ditching grad school over lack of support for protesters
The daughter of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) announced on TikTok she is ditching graduate school due to what she says is a lack of support for the right to protest at higher education ...The Hill - 3d -
USDA freezes funding for Maine schools over transgender athletes
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Wednesday it had frozen federal funds for some Maine education programs over the state’s refusal to ban transgender students from girls’ and women’s ...The Hill - 1d -
Both her home and school burned down during the LA fires. She’s just one of 700,000 uprooted kids
Los Angeles children suffered traumatic disruptions to their education and social lives from the wildfires. The Eaton fire that devastated Altadena in early January burned down Juan Carlos Perez’s ...The Guardian - 1d -
OpenAI just made ChatGPT Plus free for millions of college students — and it’s a brilliant competitive move against Anthropic
OpenAI offers free ChatGPT Plus to college students just before finals week, escalating competition with Anthropic's Claude as tech giants battle for dominance in the $80 billion education AI market.VentureBeat - 20h -
A toxic society, not toxic masculinity, made Andrew Tate famous
Andrew Tate is a symptom of the crisis facing young men today, as the education system and mainstream culture have become increasingly hostile to traditional expressions of masculinity, leaving ...The Hill - 2h
