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PROOF POINTS: Writing researcher finds AI feedback ‘better than I thought’

The Hechinger Report

Researchers from the University of California, Irvine, and Arizona State University found that human feedback was generally a bit better than AI feedback, but AI was surprisingly good. Credit: Getty Images This week I challenged my editor to face off against a machine. Barbara Kantrowitz gamely accepted, under one condition: “You have to file early.

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Read Aloud Podcast: Anchoring Lessons with Essential Questions

Heinemann Blog

How can we rely on our human capacity to love, to engage in teaching for social justice even in the presence of fear?

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OPINION: Letting teachers carry concealed weapons carries serious risks

The Hechinger Report

In a controversial move, Tennessee recently passed a bill allowing teachers to carry concealed weapons into classrooms. While intended to enhance school safety, this policy introduces serious risks. The current education system continues to struggle with a troubling disconnect: 84 percent of Tennessee’s teachers and 62 percent of its students are white.

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3 Ways to Keep Students Engaged When Summer Is Calling

Studies Weekly

3 Ways to Keep Students Engaged When Summer Is Calling Mar. 22, 2021 • By Studies Weekly As the school year comes to a close, students are eager to leave classwork behind and spend more time with friends. Because of the desire for the freedom of summer break, many administrators see increased behavioral incidents with students in the final months of the school year.

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Sayers in the 21st Century

Women's History Network

CALL FOR PAPERS Sayers in the 21st Century 11 October, 2024 Proposals are invited for this one-day seminar to be held at the Institute of Advanced Studies (UCL) London, on the above date.

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Webinar Series: Engaging the 2024 U.S. Election: An Expert Roundtable

Political Science Now

Join the American Political Science Association for our second webinar in a series exploring the 2024 U.S. election. The 2024 U.S. election presents an opportunity to better understand American democracy. How should we interpret the U.S. 2024 election? What are the key factors driving the national campaigns? What is at stake in this election? Event: Engaging the 2024 U.S.

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STUDENT VOICE: Adults must stop censoring student newspapers. New York has a bill that would stop this dangerous practice

The Hechinger Report

In the three years that I’ve been a student journalist, every text, conversation or interview I’ve had with a fellow teen reporter has dealt with a common thread: censorship. A principal stifled a story about a cafeteria that had never met fire regulations. A school newspaper was barred from writing about recent book bans. Student journalists were told they could not interview teachers at their school without explicit permission from the district communications director.

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The Resilience of Democracy’s Third Wave

Political Science Now

The Resilience of Democracy’s Third Wave By Steven Levitsky , Harvard University , and Lucan Way , University of Toronto The literature on democratization has experienced radical mood swings in recent decades, from extreme optimism in the 1990s to extreme pessimism today. These mood swings have resulted in not only misguided claims about the state of democracy in the world but also a muddied understanding of what drives both democratization and democratic erosion.