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Need to get a grip on AI? There are classes for that.

by Matt Levin
Mar 14, 2024
"In 2023, someone enrolled on Coursera in [generative] AI content every minute," the company's chief content officer says.
Jules White, an AI instructor with Coursera, says most of his courses are designed to get users excited about how to amplify their own creativity with AI, not just how to automate tedious tasks.
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After years of just making it through, schools have chance to tackle learning loss

by Stephanie Hughes
Sep 8, 2022
Schools must spend at least 20% of American Rescue plan funds on academic catch up. Some say it should be way more than that.
Federal recovery money can help school trying to catch students up, but there are other factors to consider.
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Does tech designed to personalize learning actually benefit students?

by Sarah Tan
Mar 12, 2018
Learning platforms that create individualized curriculums for student are a growing industry.
Fifth graders working in a math class at AltSchool Yerba Buena. 
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Now you can take celebrity online courses

by Ashley Milne-Tyte
Apr 26, 2016
Kevin Spacey will teach you how to act.
Kevin Spacey in "House of Cards."
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Helpful parents can cause children's math anxiety

by Janet Nguyen
Aug 26, 2015
Telling your kid that you're not a number person can do some damage.
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Practice makes perfect for summer learning

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 22, 2015
One company is trying to eliminate summer learning loss for low-income kids.
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Michelle Obama promotes girls' education in Asia

by Amy Scott
Mar 20, 2015
Around the world, an estimated 62 million girls ages of 6 to 15 are not in school.
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Middle class, but "asset poor"

by Amy Scott
Sep 17, 2014
Nearly half of households in major U.S. cities are “liquid asset poor."
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Need money for school? Sue Google

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Mar 19, 2014
A group of students sues Google for reading their emails.
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