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☆ Should the SAT still matter after all these years? Why some colleges are bringing it back
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

The longest-enduring standardized college admissions test in the nation, the SAT has faced decades of controversy over bias and criticism for reducing aspiring college students to a test score. Discrepancies with standardized testing appear to be symptomatic of the inequality endemic to the education system. In 2005, the College Board added an 800-point writing section to the exam alongside its math and verbal reasoning sections. In this Jan. 17, 2016 file photo, a sign is seen at the entrance to a hall for a college test preparation class in Bethesda, Md. Alex Brandon/APThe College Board told CNN it has also done away with its esoteric vocabulary in the past decade.

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☆ A 17-year-old took home $250,000 for his award-winning discovery in computer 'brains' that could make AI smarter and safer
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewAchyuta Rajaram won this year's Regeneron Science Talent Search $250,000 top prize for his work on making machine learning more efficient and safer. Beating out 2,000 competitorsParticipation in Regeneron Science Talent Search has grown and shrunk over the years, reaching its peak in the late 1960s during the Apollo missions. Achyuta Rajaram said he was shocked to take home the top prize at the Regeneron Science Talent Search. AdvertisementRajaram plans to continue studying computer science at MIT in the fall. His advice to anyone who wants to apply for the Regeneron Science Talent Search is to "be really, really curious about everything."

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☆ OpenAI’s Cast of Characters
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Jennifer Korn | Paul Glader | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Before OpenAI, Altman was president of Y Combinator, mentoring a host of founders and expanding his network in Silicon Valley. “We are encouraged by the changes to the OpenAI board,” he wrote on X on Wednesday. Mira MuratiNamed by the OpenAI board as Altman’s interim successor on Friday, Murati was replaced by Shear before the weekend was done. In September, she joined the board of directors of Shield AI, a defense technology company building AI pilot technology for aircraft. Will HurdAfter joining the OpenAI board in 2021, Hurd was the third director to exit in 2023.

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☆ The strange, improbable rise of Mark Zuckerberg 3.0
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Kali Hays | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +27 min

In early July, Mark Zuckerberg unveiled the latest and perhaps most consequential product in Meta's history: a new model of Mark Zuckerberg. Silicon Valley Zuck was a husband and father with a legacy to build and protect at all costs. Silicon Valley Zuck was suddenly faced with something he'd never dealt with before, shrinking revenue. Still clinging to his persona as Silicon Valley Zuck, Zuckerberg engaged in an all-out media blitz to hawk his vision for the metaverse. They were the sort of people Harvard Zuck would have scoffed at and Silicon Valley Zuck would have gently ignored.

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☆ I was a scholarship kid at an elite boarding school. It changed my life, but I'd never send my own kids away.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Elle Hardy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Kelly Johnson-Arbor said boarding school stabilized her life and helped her overcome shyness. While she had a positive experience, she decided not to send her own children to boarding school. The school gave me extra confidence and a great education, but I don't think boarding school is the right fit for everyone. She had friends who sent their kids to boarding schools, and she wanted me to have that experience. My children are 10 and 12, and given their more comfortable upbringing, I couldn't picture sending them away to boarding school.

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☆ I went to Phillips Exeter, one of the most elite boarding schools in America. It changed my life, but I wouldn't send my kids there.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Elle Hardy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

While she had a positive experience, she decided not to send her own children to boarding school. I went to Phillips Exeter Academy , which is ranked by Niche as the third-best boarding high school in America . The school gave me extra confidence and a great education, but I don't think boarding school is the right fit for everyone. She had friends who sent their kids to boarding schools, and she wanted me to have that experience. My children are 10 and 12, and given their more comfortable upbringing, I couldn't picture sending them away to boarding school.

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