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GBH Daily: Buses on the bandwagon
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (640+ words) Mostly sunny and slightly above freezing, with highs around 38. Sunset is at 5:11 p.m. The Patriots" Super Bowl loss is behind us, but some MBTA buses still have their digital screens " the ones that show the route number " displaying "Go Patriots" banners....
Salem schools superintendent will replace Tutwiler as state education secretary
22+ hour, 26+ min ago (114+ words) Salem schools superintendent will replace Tutwiler as state education secretary'GBH Salem schools superintendent will replace Tutwiler as state education secretary Salem schools superintendent Stephen Zrike will be Massachusetts" next education secretary. Zrike shared the news with Salem parents in an…...
Colleges are reconnecting with students who left before earning their degrees
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (823+ words) Meredith Ruland graduated from high school in central Ohio more than a decade ago. She earned an associate's degree at a community college, then enrolled at a small liberal arts school called Ramapo College of New Jersey, where she hoped…...
Boston teacher layoffs likely as BPS outlines next year's budget
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (738+ words) Boston Public Schools Superintendent Mary Skipper has proposed a $1.71 billion budget for the next school year as the district grapples with growing financial pressures and more layoffs. The district is expected to cut between 300 and 400 staff positions due to rising…...
Heather A. Conley | GBH
1+ week, 5+ day ago (305+ words) Heather A. Conley is a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Before joining AEI, Ms. Conley was president of the German Marshall Fund of the United States and senior vice president for Europe, Russia, and Eurasia at the Center…...
Kids carry the internet in their pockets. Are schools teaching them how to use it?
2+ week, 20+ hour ago (896+ words) It's harder than ever to tell what's real from what's not online. A new national report from the Watertown-based nonprofit Media Literacy Now tracks how states are responding " or failing to respond " through media and digital literacy education policy, and…...
Poll shows most Mass. K-12 students have used AI for schoolwork
2+ week, 6+ day ago (894+ words) A new statewide poll shows most K-12 students use artificial intelligence, but parents are divided about its use in the classroom and want more education around safety and digital literacy. A report on the poll, released Wednesday by EdTrust in Massachusetts,…...
The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says
3+ week, 6+ day ago (958+ words) The risks of using generative artificial intelligence to educate children and teens currently overshadow the benefits, according to a new study by the Brookings Institution's Center for Universal Education. The sweeping study includes focus groups and interviews with K-12 students, parents,…...
As boys face rising loneliness, this Massachusetts mentoring program is showing up
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1011+ words) The start of the new year has been full of heavy news, so it's time for some much-needed joy. That nomination brings us to Terry McCarron, chief program officer at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts. Terry has dedicated…...
Teens are having disturbing interactions with chatbots. Here's how to lower the risks
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1626+ words) It wasn't until a couple of years ago that Keri Rodrigues began to worry about how her kids might be using chatbots. She learned her youngest son was interacting with the chatbot in his Bible app " he was asking it…...