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Pritzker signs school cellphone ban to avoid student distractions
1+ hour, 6+ min ago (479+ words) (Capitol News Illinois) – Students in all Illinois public schools will soon have to abide by rules barring them from using cellphones or other personal electronic communication devices during school hours unless they have been given specific permission to use them....
Coursera backs co-founder Andrew Ng’s new AI education firm with $100 million investment
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (490+ words) SAN FRANCISCO, July 28 (Reuters) – Andrew Ng, co-founder of online learning platform Coursera, on Tuesday announced a new artificial intelligence startup focused on teaching white-collar workers new skills to stay relevant as AI reshapes the world of professional work. The startup,…...
‘Neighborhood House helped to make me,’ said Peoria’s mayor at ribbon cutting celebrating new spaces for kids
10+ hour, 10+ min ago (449+ words) PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) – A South Peoria nonprofit is showing young boys and girls that they can achieve big goals, after three renovated classrooms and a hallway were named after four Peoria residents who have had a big impact. Neighborhood House at…...
US threatens to cut funding for two school districts over transgender policies
19+ hour, 6+ min ago (340+ words) WASHINGTON, July 27 (Reuters) – The U.S. Education Department threatened two school districts in Michigan and Maryland with federal funding cuts over their transgender policies, marking the latest attempted crackdown by President Donald Trump’s administration over the issue. Trump has issued multiple…...
Bradley University awards Arts and Technology campers $1.25M in scholarships
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (127+ words) PEORIA, Ill. – 16 rising seniors who attended Bradley University’s Arts and Technology Camp last week got a big surprise before they went home. “Every senior was given a certificate and a letter saying ‘hey come back and hang out with us…and…...
Factbox-How is India reforming its public exam system after massive youth protests?
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (462+ words) NEW DELHI, July 27 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government introduced a bill in parliament on Monday proposing changes to India’s law governing public examinations, the latest in a series of steps to reform the system after paper leaks in May…...
Timeline-India’s youth protests force exam reforms after education minister quits
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (468+ words) NEW DELHI, July 27 (Reuters) – India’s federal government on Monday introduced a bill in parliament to amend the law governing public examinations, days after protests by the “cockroach” movement forced the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Here is a look…...
India PM Modi announces panel to overhaul exam system after protests
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (232+ words) NEW DELHI, July 26 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Sunday the creation of a task force headed by tech entrepreneur Nandan Nilekani to overhaul India’s examination system, following days of youth protests about exam paper leaks. “Our examination system…...
Explainer-What started India’s ‘cockroach’ protests that forced education minister to quit?
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (437+ words) NEW DELHI, July 25 (Reuters) – India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan quit on Saturday after days of sustained public protests demanding his resignation for examination paper leaks in May that affected about 2 million students. Here is a look at what sparked the…...
‘The fear killed her’: How an exam scandal in India sparked a student uprising
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (1249+ words) By Aftab Ahmed, Saurabh Sharma and Sumit Khanna NEW DELHI/JHUNJHUNU/AHMEDABAD, July 25 (Reuters) – The prospect of retaking one of India’s most competitive exams was so daunting for 19-year-old Sheikh Sana that a day before the test, the pressure became…...