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How AI could transform the way schools test kids

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PISA, the influential international test, expects to integrate AI into the design of its 2029 test. Piacentini said the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which runs PISA, is exploring the possible use of AI in several realms. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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Aging states to college graduates: We’ll pay you to stay

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Generally, there is a massive shortage of talent, particularly in certain skilled talent areas,” said Jamie Kohn, senior research director for the human resources practice of the Gartner consulting firm, who said competition for college graduates is fierce. Maine has projected a need for 75,000 more workers in the 10 years ending 2029.

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COLUMN: Teachers, states stepping up to keep climate change education alive as federal government defunds it

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Only 54 percent of teens correctly identified greenhouse gas emissions from human activity as the biggest contributor to climate change. Only 42 percent of teens recognize that there is an overwhelming scientific consensus on human-caused climate change. 51 percent wrongly thought climate change was directly damaging the ozone layer.

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What education could look like under Harris and Walz

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Pell grants The Pell grant individual maximum award has increased by $900 to $7,395 since the beginning of the Biden administration, part of its goal to double the maximum award by 2029. Educating Early Read comprehensive coverage of young learners with Hechinger’s biweekly Early Childhood newsletter.

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