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Some think ChatGPT threatens education, but it might benefit educators and students alike.
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As the start of the school year looms, school uniform prices will be front-of-mind for many families already facing a cost of living crisis. What can be done to reduce the burden?
Technology is increasingly important in Holocaust education – seen here in ‘The Journey Back’ within The Richard and Jill Chaifetz Family Virtual Reality Gallery at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center.
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Antisemitism often appears and spreads on social media. But digital technology can be part of the solution, too.
AI writing tools may carry hidden dangers that harm the creative process.
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People who have used AI to help with writing report a loss of pride and ownership in what they produce.
The Chinese ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian, toasting a year in which Australia and China can ‘rise above differences’.
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Now that diplomatic relations are out of the deep freeze, business and cultural ties between China and Australia are set for a major rebound.
Male teachers are disproportionately more likely than women to be sanctioned for misconduct.
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A new analysis finds that teacher sanctions are relatively rare. But when they do occur, it’s usually related to sex and drugs.
The shooting of an elementary school teacher by one of her students is a shocking example of gun violence.
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Watching gun violence on screen can desensitize children to the harm caused by firearms.
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There are many benefits to being bilingual.
In the remains of her classroom, 16-year-old Khrystyna Ignatova visits her desk in the Chernihiv School #21, in Chernihiv, Ukraine.
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The war in Ukraine affects everyone – including teachers and students, who are meeting the challenges with their people’s famed determination.
A school sign wishing students a Happy New Year stands outside Richneck Elementary School on Jan. 7, 2023, in Newport News, Virginia, where a 6-year-old boy reportedly shot his teacher after an altercation.
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Extremely young school shooters are not believed to be capable of forming criminal intent.
A worker sweeps up debris in the library of a school building following a missile strike in Kharkiv on Sept. 3, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Schools are a key battleground in the Ukrainian resistance against Russia’s invasion.
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A new historical study looking at migration into the US suggests restricting low-skilled immigration boosts low-skilled wages in the short term – but ends up hurting local workers’ wages longer-term.
Sustainable finance.
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Transforming finance could help businesses become more compassionate and inclusive.
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AI models can now produce meaningful responses to exam and assignment questions. We’ll have to embrace them if we want the next few years to go smoothly.
Fifteen years after Jordan Manners was killed in a Toronto school, Canada’s largest city is still struggling to curb youth violence.
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Youth violence hasn’t let up in Toronto. In fact, it’s getting worse. Community members say it’s a major problem that needs a more holistic solution.
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Education can’t make up for inadequacies in other policies that continue to cause mass unemployment.
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Ignoring local realities risks excluding children from learning.
The UN’s 2022 “Transforming Education Summit” highlighted how staggering the need is for education in the world.
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At the Learning Planet Institute, an initiative launched with UNESCO, we’ve seen many programs that foster the ability and motivation to learn, act and lead for a better world.
Pupils in Kenya hold prayers for victims of a 2013 terror attack in Nairobi.
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Kenyan families with access to mass media are significantly more afraid of terrorism than those without access.
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Longtemps en retard dans le déploiement de L'enseignement à distance, les pays d’Afrique subsaharienne ont dû maintenir les cours tout en respectant les mesures barrières .