Report: 25% of teachers use AI, but it’s not clear if students are benefiting
When teachers or principals are using AI, it may well be making them more efficient. But we have no idea the extent to which ...
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It’s Called Poverty, Y’all
By Yasmin Tarver In his farewell address, President Joe Biden delivered a stark warning about the dangerous power of the ...
Invisible crisis: America’s caregivers and $600 billion unpaid cost of their labor
There are 48 million family caregivers who are unpaid. And if you did have to pay them, it would be $600 billion. I keep emphasizing the billion dollars because it's quite amazing. It's more than all ...
Defense One1d
The D Brief: China’s 'rehearsals' for war; Gitmo update; DOD preps for DOGE; Court unfreezes foreign aid; And a bit more.
China is rehearsing for war, U.S. Indo-Pacific commander says. Navy Adm. Sam Paparo used sharper words than usual to describe ...
Federal funding freeze sparks chaos for nonprofits in the nation’s poorest, most rural states: ‘Huge step backwards’
Two weeks ago, the White House froze spending on federal loans and grants, plunging organizations across the country into ...
Retirees in These 9 States Could See Their Social Security Checks Taxed
Unfortunately, retirees living in nine states could find out they don't get to keep all of their Social Security benefits. Their state governments tax Social Security benefits based on their income, ...
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Far From Benign: The US Aid Industrial Complex
The US aid program began in earnest in the early stages of the Cold War, with an intention to beat off the contenders from ...
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Poverty should not make a good life impossible
While American society is especially good among wealthy countries at producing poverty, it is especially bad at making the ...
Federal judge pauses President Trump’s order restricting gender-affirming care for trans youth
A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at restricting gender-affirming health care for transgender youth.
Number of Long Island seniors in poverty increased up to 78 percent in past decade: study
Researchers found that 14,600 of Nassau County seniors reported being in poverty in 2022 — an increase of 78% from 2012, ...
Opinion
Halting global agriculture programs puts U.S. national security at risk: op-ed from Alabama farmer
Every year the U.S. ships millions of tons of crops grown by American farmers to lower-income countries to reduce hunger and malnutrition, often due to conflict, droughts, floods, storms, or other ...
CT congresswoman leads effort to declare racism a public health crisis in US
As President Donald Trump attempts to eliminate any consideration of race, a new federal effort is underway to recognize the ...