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Time traveling with AI to connect with lost loved ones | Amy Kurzweil

What if AI could bring the past to life? Cartoonist Amy Kurzweil shares how she helped train an AI chatbot on her late grandfather’s archives, allowing her to connect with a family member she never met — and discover family history she never knew. Backed by her own original drawings, she reveals the profound impact art and AI can have in keeping memories alive.




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Teach New Content or Review Familiar Material? A Tough Call During Coronavirus Closures

Schools must make the critical decision whether to reinforce the learning that students have already done this year or introduce new content.




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States Ordering Schools to Close in Response to Coronavirus

"We have a responsibility to save lives," Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said on Twitter. "We could have waited to close schools, but based on advice from health experts, this is the time to do it."




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School-Year Closures Now Affect 50 Million Students

Maryland's announcement Wednesday that school buildings won't reopen this academic year marked a a sobering milestone in the disruption to American education caused by the coronavirus pandemic.




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Anoka-Hennepin elementary schools to close due to COVID-19




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As coronavirus spikes, NYC prepares to close schools again




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NYC virus rate stays below school-closing threshold, for now




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Iowa seeing full hospitals, closed classrooms as virus rages




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Anchorage School District in Alaska projects a $15.2M loss




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School Closures May Go Into the Fall If Coronavirus Resurges, State Chiefs Warn

Schools may have to continue closures in the fall if the coronavirus resurges, state schools chiefs in Maryland and Washington said. The warnings came the same week thata key federal official predicted schools would be able to reopen for the 2020-21 school year.




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Maryland lawmakers say it’s time to close the digital divide




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Students Lost Time and Learning in the Pandemic. What 'Acceleration' Can Do to Help

A strategy that gives more learning time in small groups of students without taking time away from core instruction.




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Kentucky Districts Close Amid Wave of Teacher Absences

At least four Kentucky school districts were forced to close last Thursday as hundreds of teachers called in sick to continue protesting what they believe to be anti-public education proposals in the state legislature.




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Kentucky Attorney General, Private School Sue Over Order Closing In-Person Classes

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron has joined a private school in a lawsuit against Gov. Andy Beshear, arguing that a school closure order not only violated state law but also the First Amendment.




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Federal Appeals Court Lifts Block on Kentucky School Closure Order

The injunction would have let private religious schools reopen despite the governor's order barring in-person instruction.




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Kentucky Religious School Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Block State Closure Order

Danville Christian Academy is seeking emergency relief from the COVID-19 closure order after losing in federal appeals court.




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'A Game Changer': Virginia Teachers Close to Getting Collective Bargaining Rights

A measure now before Virginia's governor would let teachers bargain with local boards over wages and working conditions if a local board authorizes it.




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New Virginia laws seek to close ‘school-to-prison pipeline’




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A Teacher's Diary of a Week of School Closure

It's hard to keep the coronavirus crisis in perspective, especially when that perspective keeps shifting, writes New York City teacher Colin Lieu.




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New York City Schools Will Stay Closed for Academic Year, Mayor Says

Gov. Andrew Cuomo pushed back on the Mayor Bill de Blasio's announcement, however, saying "no decision" had been made about reopening schools in New York City or elsewhere in the state.




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School Closures for Coronavirus Could Extend to the End of School Year, Some Say

More than half of all states have ordered schools closed for multiple weeks to help slow the pandemic.




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NYC virus rate stays below school-closing threshold, for now




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Anchorage School District in Alaska projects a $15.2M loss




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School Closings Leave Rural Students Isolated, Disconnected

The switch to remote learning in rural New Mexico has left some students profoundly isolated—cut off from others and the grid by sheer distance.




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Kentucky Attorney General, Private School Sue Over Order Closing In-Person Classes

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron has joined a private school in a lawsuit against Gov. Andy Beshear, arguing that a school closure order not only violated state law but also the First Amendment.




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Teacher vacations one reason to close schools in New Mexico




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We Americans Risk Losing the Ability to Govern Ourselves. Better Civics Education Can Help

The ability to discern fact from fiction and to recognize reliable news is fundamental, writes News Literacy Project’s Charles Salter.




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Maryland lawmakers say it’s time to close the digital divide




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Florida Governor Says Closures Don't Work, Schools Will Stay Open

Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Monday that schools will be required to remain open despite the rise in confirmed COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, arguing lockdowns and closures have not worked.




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School closings threaten gains of students with disabilities




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Cyberattack forces large Alabama school system to close




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New Virginia laws seek to close ‘school-to-prison pipeline’




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Cyberattack forces large Alabama school system to close




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Rural Districts in New Jersey Lose Funding Lawsuit

The lawsuit alleged that rural districts in the state have been underfunded for years.




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STEM Blossoms in California Salad Bowl

Along with winter vegetables, STEM is blooming in Imperial County. Dennis and Daniel Gibbs are growing young scientists by transplanting the scientific method to the second grade.




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Here's How Many Teaching Jobs Could Be Lost in Each State in a COVID-19 Recession

There could be an 8.4 percent reduction in the U.S. teaching corps, and some states could see reductions as large as 20 percent, according to a new analysis by the Learning Policy Institute.




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Coronavirus Learning Loss Risk Index Reveals Big Equity Problems

Recent Census data finds households in the South and Midwest lagging those in other regions in access to remote learning technologies and learning interactions with teachers and family members.




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The Parkland Shooting's Role in the Close Florida Senate Race

The impact of the killings of students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School could extend into the tight Florida contest that will help decide control of the U.S. Senate.




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Florida Governor Says Closures Don't Work, Schools Will Stay Open

Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Monday that schools will be required to remain open despite the rise in confirmed COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, arguing lockdowns and closures have not worked.




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Superintendents on Hot Seat in Executing School Closures

Many are whipsawed by shutdown recommendations aimed at stemming the coronavirus, and the logistical and financial consequences of those actions.




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Schools Losing Out So Far in Court Challenges to Pandemic Orders

Challengers of state executive orders, to open schools for in-person instruction in some places and keep them closed in others, are having difficulty getting meaningful relief from the courts.




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Iowa seeing full hospitals, closed classrooms as virus rages




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Anoka-Hennepin elementary schools to close due to COVID-19




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Coronavirus Learning Loss Risk Index Reveals Big Equity Problems

Recent Census data finds households in the South and Midwest lagging those in other regions in access to remote learning technologies and learning interactions with teachers and family members.




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Three Takeaways From Penguins Embarrassing Loss To Stars

The Pittsburgh Penguins returned home after a three-game road trip only to get blown out by the Dallas Stars 7-1 on Monday night.




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Avalanche Lose Kaapo Kahkonen Off Waivers To The Winnipeg Jets

The Winnipeg Jets claimed Kaapo Kahkonen off waivers from the Avalanche on Tuesday afternoon




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Pittsburgh Penguins Trade Lars Eller To Washington Capitals One Day After 7-1 Loss

The Pittsburgh Penguins traded Lars Eller to the Washington Capitals for two draft picks after a blowout loss dropped them to 6-9-2 on the season.




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Takeaways: Blues Follow Up Blowout Loss With Third-Period Collapse In 3-2 Defeat Against Bruins

St. Louis led 2-0 after two periods, was outscored 3-0, allowed game-winner to Pastrnak with 1:47 remaining




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Anchorage School District in Alaska projects a $15.2M loss




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College Football Playoff rankings: Georgia drops out of the provisional field after loss to Ole Miss

The Bulldogs are the first team out of the 12-team playoff after Week 11.