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☆ Los Angeles leaders move to protect immigrants and LGBTQ students in advance of Trump’s return to the White House
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe | Veronica | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Los Angeles CNN —Los Angeles officials on Tuesday moved to cement the city and its schools as sanctuaries for immigrants and LGBTQ youth as the city positions itself to push back strongly against President-elect Donald Trump’s platforms on immigration and gender. The Los Angeles City Council, which represents the second-largest US city, unanimously voted to adopt a “sanctuary city” ordinance that prohibits city resources from being used in immigration enforcement or to cooperate with federal immigration agents, unless required by state law. LGBTQ advocates also fear his presidency will result in wider restrictions on transgender people and rollbacks of protections for other LGBTQ groups. Los Angeles City Council members listen as a man speaks in support of a proposed "sanctuary city" ordinance at City Hall on Tuesday. Teachers and administrators will receive training on how to respond to federal immigration personnel who request information about students and families or who are trying to enter school property.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Karen Bass, They’ve, Jackie Goldberg, Hydee Feldstein Soto, ” Bass, ”, Gavin Newsom, Trump, Tom Homan, Etienne Laurent, “, Homan, ” Homan, Curren Price, ” Price, Goldberg, stokes, Rocío Rivas, ” Rivas, Brendan Carr Organizations: Los Angeles CNN, Los, Los Angeles City Council, Los Angeles Unified School District, Republican, Trump, Bass, City, Democratic, Los Angeles Police Department, Trump -, Customs, Getty, “ Fox, Friends, Los Angeles Unified, Teachers, Department of Education, CNN, Federal Communications Commission, of Education Locations: Los Angeles, Los, “, Wisconsin

☆ An AI startup CEO on a Forbes '30 Under 30' list has been charged with defrauding investors out of $10 million
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Federal prosecutors have charged the founder of an education technology startup spun out of Harvard who was recognized on a Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2021 with fraud. AdvertisementAllHere, which came out of the Harvard Innovation Lab, created an AI chatbot that was supposed to help reduce student absenteeism. Smith-Griffin was featured on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for education in 2021. AllHere's investors included funds managed by Rethink Capital Partners and Spero Ventures, according to a document filed in bankruptcy court. Representatives for Harvard, Forbes, and Inc. didn't immediately respond to a comment request on Tuesday.

Persons: Joanna Smith, Griffin, Smith, Sam Bankman, Charlie Javice, Martin Shkreli —, spotlighted, Damian Williams, AllHere, didn't, Griffin wasn't Organizations: AllHere, Forbes, Harvard Innovation, Los Angeles Unified School District, Inc, Prosecutors, New York City Department of Education, Atlanta Public Schools, Capital Partners, Spero Ventures, Harvard Locations: Harvard, New York, North Carolina

Trump allies are discussing deportation and detention options, with tackling the US-Mexico border seen as a priority from Day 1. But advocates fear deportation plans will soon reach deeper into American communities, targeting people who they say have a right to live here. Supporters of then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gather outside Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, on February 29, 2024, the day Trump visits the U.S.-Mexico border at Eagle Pass. Kena Betancur/AFP/Getty ImagesIn the urban heart of New York City, where thousands of migrants and asylum seekers have stretched local resources, some houses of worship are preparing to shift their missions. But Murad Awawdeh, president of the New York Immigration Coalition, warned that sanctuary laws won’t stop federal immigration agencies from doing what they want.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Donald Trump, ”, Juan Proaño, Lee Gelernt, ” Mary Meg McCarthy, ’ Cesar Espinosa, he’s, “, Espinosa, Go Nakamura, Jorge Rivas ’, MAGA, Betty . Rivas, Shannon Douglass, Mario Tama, Betancur, Chloe Breyer, Trump, Eric Adams ’, Manuel Castro, Murad Awawdeh, ” Awawdeh, “ They’ve, Adrees Latif, Jose Luis Gonzalez, Jim Desmond, JD Vance, Desmond, ” Kenia, “ It’s, it’s, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, —, Guillermo Arias, Jose Luis Perez Canchola, ” Perez Canchola, Isabel Turcios, CNN’s Priscilla Alvarez Organizations: CNN — Immigrants, Trump, CNN, League, United Latin American Citizens, American Civil Liberties Union, Immigrant Justice Center, Republican, U.S, Reuters, Getty, Interfaith, of New, New York Immigration Coalition, Federal, Customs, Border Protection, Immigration, Department of Homeland Security, Reuters U.S . Border Patrol, San Diego, of Supervisors, Patrol, San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, University of Southern, Los Angeles Mayor, Los Angeles Unified School District, DHS, ONE Locations: Mexico, United States, —, Shelby, Eagle Pass , Texas, Eagle, Catalina , Arizona, Tucson, El Salvador, California, Coachella , California, New York, Queens, AFP, New York City, of New York, ”, China, Turkey, Jacumba, Springs , California, Reuters U.S, Sunland Park , New Mexico, San Diego, San, San Diego County, Los Angeles, University of Southern California, LA county, Juventud, Tijuana, Baja California, Tijuana , Mexico, Piedras Negras, Mexican, Rio, Frontera

A school-privatization activist and frequent Fox News guest whose work has been praised by former President Donald Trump was placed on leave by his conservative nonprofit employer after reports that he had appeared in gay pornography videos surfaced. A person who resembles DeAngelis and performs under the name “Seth Rose” appears in at least three gay adult films on the pornography site GayHoopla dating to 2014. The existence of the videos was first reported last week by the blog Str8 Up Gay Porn, which shares gay porn and articles about sex. In more recent years, he has become a fierce advocate of “school choice,” which subsidizes private schools with public dollars. “It’s just so strange how the far left is so obsessed with inserting sexual topics into elementary schools,” DeAngelis said in the segment.

Persons: Donald Trump, Corey DeAngelis, Betsy DeVos, Rebekah Bydlak, “, ” Bydlak, DeAngelis, Seth Rose ”, “ Seth Rose ”, Forbes, Carl Nassib, “ It’s, ” DeAngelis, ”, ’, ” Trump, “ Corey DeAngelis, JD Vance, Vance, Mike Johnson, — Organizations: Fox News, American Federation for Children, University of Arkansas, Los Angeles Unified School District, NFL, Parental, Republican, Trump, American Federation for, NBC Locations: Israel

☆ Americans under 30 are miserable compared to Boomers: 'The future is looking pretty bleak’
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-28 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

Haidt and other researchers argue that technology and social media have led to an epidemic of isolation and loneliness. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy named social media as one of the main reasons young people feel more alone. "Social media is not this monolithic experience where everybody experiences the same thing," he says. Navigating an uncertain futureHaidt proposes a few solutions for Gen Z and their parents to curb social media and smartphone reliance. It followed an announcement by the Los Angeles Unified School District that it will ban student cellphone and social media use starting next year.

Persons: Jonathan Haidt, Vivek Murthy, Murthy, Haidt, Zach Rausch, Haidt's, Rausch, —, Jeffrey Hall, Candice L, Odgers, That's, Mark Zuckerberg, Jennifer Breheny Wallace, Z, Kyle K, Moore, Wallace, that's, Orna, Guralnik Organizations: U.S, The, NYU's Stern School of Business, University of Kansas, Odgers, University of California, Affordable, Facebook, Meta, Social, Pew Research, Economic, Institute, Harvard University, University of Chicago, New, New York City Public Schools, Los Angeles Unified School District, CNBC Locations: U.S, defensiveness, United States, Irvine, New York City, New York

☆ This high school is replacing teachers with ChatGPT and AI tools to personalize learning for some students
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA high school in London is replacing teachers with AI tools such as ChatGPT to help some students prepare for exams. In the pilot scheme at David Game College starting in September, 20 students who are about 15 years of age will use AI tools for a year before taking their GCSE exams. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. The students will also be supported by three full-time learning coaches, and will receive personalized learning paths. He added that the college has "humanized the AI learning process by creating a holistic and engaging educational experience."

Persons: —, John Dalton, coprincipal, Dalton, Hadida, Grabow, Karl Knapp Organizations: Service, David Game College, Business, Higher Learning, Los Angeles Unified School, University of Indianapolis Locations: London, Hadida Grabow

☆ An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.4 has struck the Los Angeles area, the USGS says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.4 struck the Los Angeles area shortly after noon on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. People reported feeling it strongly across the Los Angeles area. The Los Angeles Fire Department said it received no initial reports of damage or injuries as it checks infrastructure citywide. "Having lived through the Northridge earthquake (magnitude 6.7 in 1994), today's tremor made me flash back to what we know are lifesaving rules during an earthquake: drop, cover, and hold on. It struck on the first school day for the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Persons: Kathryn Barger, John Marshall Organizations: U.S . Geological Survey, Los Angeles Fire Department, National Weather Service, Los Angeles Unified School District Locations: Los Angeles, U.S, San Diego, San Joaquin Valley, LA, California, Highland, Los Feliz

☆ Many high schools are curbing the use of AI. These schools are leaning in
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —At Princeton High School, students are trying to combat the rapid decline of indigenous languages with some unlikely help: a furry, wide-eyed stuffed animal named Che’w. He’s a wildly intelligent generative AI robot that speaks Mam, a Mayan language spoken in the western highlands of Guatemala and Mexico and by a small population of the school’s students. At a time when some high schools are restricting the use of AI in the classroom, others, like Princeton High School, are leaning into it. Courtesy SamsungBeyond generative AISome high schools around the country are trying to teach students how to use other forms of artificial intelligence for a greater good. “It doesn’t lose patience or get sick of talking to them,” said Mark Eastburn, Princeton High School’s science, research and engineering teacher.

Persons: Che’w, Joy Barnes, Johnson, ”, ChatGPT, Ed ”, Noel Candelaria, ” Candelaria, Tylo Chacon, Chacon, “ We’ve, It’s, —, Mark Eastburn, “ It’s, ’, Eastburn, they’re Organizations: CNN —, Princeton High School, UNESCO, PHS, ”, STEM School Highlands, Samsung, Los Angeles Unified School District, Seattle Public Schools, National Education Association, CNN, NEA, Stuyvesant High School, University of Colorado, Princeton Locations: Guatemala, Mexico, Colorado, New York City, Washington ,, Boulder, Mam

☆ Biden administration announces focus on ‘flooding the zone’ with life-saving overdose reversal medicine
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Jen Christensen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The Biden administration launched an initiative Wednesday that it describes as a nationwide call to increase training on and access to life-saving opioid overdose reversal medications, dubbed the Challenge to Save Lives from Overdose. Naloxone, sometimes sold under the brand name Narcan, is a medication that can rapidly reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Although the number of overdose deaths in the US has held steady recently, the nation has many more than other high-income countries, research shows. Almost half of adults in the US say they personally know at least one person who died from a drug overdose, according to a survey released this year. Drug overdose deaths reached a significant high in 2022 with more than 109,000, according to provisional data from the CDC, and fentanyl had been a significant factor contributing to the rise.

Persons: CNN —, Neera Tanden, Biden, Tanden, naloxone, ” Tanden, ” Ryan, Brian Murray, Dr, Sanjay Gupta Organizations: CNN, Biden, US Food and Drug Administration, White, “, Ryan Companies, American Library Association, Southwest Airlines, Los Angeles Unified School District, CNN Health, US Centers for Disease Control, CDC

The Oscar-nominated documentary short “The Last Repair Shop” is coming to broadcast television this weekend. The 40-minute film will air Saturday on ABC owned television stations and select affiliates, the studios announced Thursday. “It’s not too much to say I owe my career to people like the four repair people in our film,” Bowers said. The broadcast push is a first for an Oscar nominated short documentary. “We are all so excited that The Last Repair Shop has the opportunity to connect with audiences across the country.”

Persons: It’s, Ben Proudfoot, Kris Bowers, “, Bowers, “ King Richard ”, ”, Steve Bagmanyan, “ It’s, ” Bowers, Matthew Greenfield, David Greenbaum Organizations: ABC, Disney, Los Angeles Unified School District, Searchlight Pictures Locations: California, San Francisco , Los Angeles, Palm Springs, Fresno, Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia , New York, Raleigh, Durham

Classes were canceled Monday for schools across Santa Barbara County, which was devastated by mudslides caused by powerful storms in 2018. Evacuation orders and warnings were in effect for mountain and canyon areas of Monterey, Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. As of Sunday afternoon, the Los Angeles Unified School District, the nation’s second largest, said it was planning to open schools as usual Monday. ___Associated Press videographer Eugene Garcia in Ventura, Calif., and radio reporter Julie Walker in New York contributed to this report.

Persons: Alexis Herrera, ” Herrera, Ryan Kittell, ”, Lindsay Horvath, ” Horvath, Gavin Newsom, Alberto Carvalho, videographer Eugene Garcia, Julie Walker Organizations: ANGELES, San Francisco Bay Area, Sunday, San Francisco International, Palisades, Central, Gov, Emergency Services, Los Angeles Unified School District, Associated Locations: California, San Francisco Bay, San Jose, Southern California, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Sacramento, San Francisco, Sierra Nevada, Hawaii, Northern California, Monterey, San Luis Obispo County, Los Angeles, LA, Topanga, Soledad, Los Angeles , Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Ventura counties, Southern, Ventura , Calif, New York

☆ Kaiser Permanente labor deal shows why short, disruptive strikes are becoming more common
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

And the union’s win is just the latest reason why short strikes are happening more and more. That’s up 86% from the number of short strikes in the same period of 2021. There have been only 98 strikes lasting more than a week so far this year, or half the number of short strikes, a more modest 20% increase from 2021. The short duration strikes pain on employers while not forcing union members to give up as much. “Sometimes the shock of the short strike produces the movement at the table.

Persons: there’s, —, Kaiser, ”, Todd Vachon, John Borsos, Johnnie Kallas, “, ” Kallas, “ We’re, Lester Garcia, ” Garcia Organizations: New, New York CNN, Kaiser Permanente, United Auto Workers Union, General Motors, Ford, Hollywood, Writers Guild, SAG, Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Los Angeles Unified School District, Rutgers University, “, Labor Department, UAW, Sacramento City Teachers Association, Cornell, Starbucks Workers United, Los Locations: New York, Minnesota, Los Angeles

☆ Despite Cheating Fears, Schools Repeal ChatGPT Bans
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Natasha Singer | More About Natasha Singer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Students who depend on district devices and connectivity are restricted.”In May, New York City schools issued a public mea culpa, saying the district had acted too hastily and would unblock ChatGPT. This week, Mr. Carvalho said that Los Angeles schools were also working on a more permissive policy. As schools reopen for fall, educators and district leaders are wrestling with complex questions posed by the A.I. tools: What should writing assignments look like in an era when students can simply employ chatbots to generate prose for them? Some districts like Newark Public Schools are trying out specialized chatbots specifically designed for student tutoring.

Persons: OpenAI, Bard, ” Alberto M, Carvalho Organizations: “, Los Angeles Unified School District, Los, Newark Public Schools Locations: San Francisco, New York City, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Newark

☆ Meet Khan Academy's AI tutor
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Nadia Bidarian | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

More than 8,000 teachers and students will test education nonprofit Khan Academy’s artificial intelligence tutor in the classroom this upcoming school year, toying with its interactive features and funneling feedback to Khan Academy if the AI botches an answer. A conversation between CNN's Nadia Bidarian and Khanmigo, Khan Academy's AI chatbot tutor. Khan Lab School is a separate nonprofit founded by Khan Academy CEO Sal Khan. Khan Academy’s in-the-works AI learning course “AI 101 for Teachers,” created in partnership with Code.org, ETS and the International Society for Technology in Education, offers a path toward AI literacy among teachers. Imperfect, but improvingAn AI “tutor” like Khanmigo is not immune to the flubs all large language models face: so-called hallucinations.

Persons: —, Khanmigo, George Washington, Cleopatra, Martin Luther King Jr, CNN's Nadia Bidarian, Khan, Kristen DiCerbo, she’s, DiCerbo, “, Oz, ” DiCerbo, “ We’re, Albert Einstein, Einstein, Socrates, Christopher Nolan’s “ Oppenheimer, ”, Thomas Jefferson, Khanmigo’s Thomas Jefferson, GPT, Leo Lin, Sal Khan, they’ve, Khan Academy’s, ” Ernest Davis, Davis, it’s, ” Davis, Rama Ramakrishnan, ChatGPT, ” Ramakrishnan, “ It’s Organizations: CNN, Khan Academy, Khan, American, Khan Lab, . New York City Public Schools, Seattle Public Schools, Los Angeles Unified School District, EdWeek Research, Code.org, ETS, International Society for Technology, NYU, MIT Locations: Arizona, Independence, California, . New York, Education, United States

☆ Tropical Storm Hilary has weakened to a post-tropical cyclone but is still bringing life-threatening flooding and strong winds
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Nouran Salahieh Joe Sutton Rob Shackelford | Nouran Salahieh | Joe Sutton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Hilary has weakened to a post-tropical cyclone that’s still bringing life-threatening flooding and gusty winds to much of the Southwest US, leaving streets like raging rivers and residents ordered to leave their homes. “Areas that normally do not experience flash flooding will flood,” the National Weather Service said. Strong and gusty winds are expected to persist across portions of the western US Monday, particularly in and near areas of higher terrain. Cars were stuck in floodwaters in the Spanish Hills area, the National Weather Service reported. The Los Angeles Unified School District – the nation’s second largest school district – will be closed Monday because of the storm.

Persons: Hilary, Monday, ” Flood, Todd Gloria, ”, –, San Bernardino County’s Yucaipa, “ Crews, Gustavo Araiza, David Swanson, Mike McClintock, ” McClintock, “ We’re Organizations: CNN, Southwest, Southern California, National Hurricane Center, Intermountain, National Weather Service, ” San Diego, United States Geological Survey, Golden State, Residents, Sunday, San Diego Fire, Los Angeles Unified School District, Pasadena Unified School District, San Diego Unified School District, Palm Springs, Palm, Getty, Caltrans, San Bernardino Fire Battalion Locations: Nevada, San Diego, California, arroyo, Southern California, Idaho, ”, Palm Springs, Los Angeles, Ventura, Spanish, Mexico –, Imperial County, San Bernardino County, Barstow, Serrano, San Bernardino, Forest Falls, Oak Glen, Santa Clara, Pasadena, Long Beach, Palmdale, Death, AFP, Santa Clarita, Sand, Baker, Inyo County

LOS ANGELES, July 2 (Reuters) - Thousands of Los Angeles-area hotel workers went on strike on Sunday demanding pay hikes and improved benefits in a region where high housing costs make it difficult for low-wage earners to live close to where they hold jobs, union officials said. Unite Here Local 11, which represents 15,000 workers at more than 60 major hotels in Los Angeles and Orange counties, declared the strike a day after the workers' contract expired. [1/4]People protest in front of Hotel Indigo as unionized hotel workers in Los Angeles and Orange County go on strike, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. July 2, 2023. Los Angeles has been a flashpoint for labor strife on several fronts this year, including the protracted writers strike and a three-day walkout in March by education support staff for the Los Angeles Unified School District. Reporting by Steve Gorman in Los Angeles and Gabriella Borter in New York; Editing by Mary Milliken and Josie KaoOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Kurt Petersen, Maria Hernandez, David Swanson, Hernandez, Steve Gorman, Gabriella Borter, Mary Milliken, Josie Kao Organizations: Southern, Hollywood, InterContinental, Hotel, Millennium Biltmore, JW Marriott, Fairmont, Sheraton Universal, Universal, REUTERS, Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Coordinated, Westin Bonaventure, Los Angeles City News Service, Los Angeles Unified School District, Thomson Locations: ANGELES, Los Angeles, Orange, Fairmont Miramar, Santa Monica, Universal City, Laguna Cliffs, Dana Point, Indigo, Orange County, Los Angeles , California, U.S, L.A, Beverly Hills, Long Beach, West, New York

☆ Toxic algae is making sea lions on Southern California beaches aggressive and unpredictable: It's the ‘new normal,' marine mammal expert says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

An algal bloom near southern California beaches is causing sea lions to act unpredictably. It's also causing the sea lions to give birth to stillborn pups, a marine mammal expert said. For the past month, beachgoers have spotted sea lions across Southern California's coastlines — from Ventura to San Diego counties — exhibiting peculiar behavior. The cause is a toxic algal bloom that experts have told Insider is the "worst outbreak" in Southern California yet. Sea lions rest at the Marine Mammal Care Center facility.

Persons: It's, unpredictably, John Warner, Warner, we've, There's Organizations: Service, Marine Mammal Care, Mammal Care, beachgoers, Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, Fisheries, Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute, USA, Warner, Los Angeles Unified School District, Environmental, Group, ABC News, California's Locations: California, Southern California, Southern, Ventura, San Diego, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara

☆ Opinion | Mississippi’s Many Education Lessons
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To the Editor:Re “Mississippi Is Offering Lessons for America on Education,” by Nicholas Kristof (column, “How America Heals” series, June 1):Mississippi schools prove that all the reasons for the failure of children to learn how to read and excel have been excuses. Critics will no doubt claim that its success is an aberration, but the evidence is clear. Walt GardnerLos AngelesThe writer taught for 28 years in the Los Angeles Unified School District and was a lecturer in the U.C.L.A. Graduate School of Education. To the Editor:“Thank God for Mississippi” is both the beginning and the exuberant ending of Nicholas Kristof’s article.

Persons: Nicholas Kristof, Walt Gardner, Nicholas Kristof’s, Kristof Organizations: America, Education, ”, Los Angeles Unified School District, Graduate School of Education, Harvard Locations: Mississippi, Walt Gardner Los Angeles, Arkansas, Alabama

☆ New York City's public schools reverse their ban on ChatGPT — admitting it had been 'knee-jerk fear'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

New York City public schools are lifting the ban they placed on ChatGPT in January. David Banks, chancellor of the NYC public school system, said the tool caught NYC schools off-guard. The New York City public school system is reversing its ban on ChatGPT. Several other school districts across the country placed restrictions on ChatGPT earlier this year, too, including Baltimore County Public Schools, the Los Angeles Unified School District, and Seattle Public Schools. Now, the NYC school system is saying it's ready to embrace AI in the classroom.

Adrienne Hurst and Dan Farrell andListen and follow The DailyApple Podcasts | Spotify | StitcherLakishia Fell-Davis is aware that at this point, in 2023, most people are treating the coronavirus pandemic as a thing of the past. For her, though, Covid still poses a real threat: Fell-Davis has Type I diabetes, putting her at higher risk of hospitalization and long-term complications from illness. She felt much more comfortable when schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District were online during the first year and a half of the pandemic and her kids, Makayla and Kevin, were attending virtually. Sure, they missed their friends, but they were shy and soft-spoken children who had never really strayed far from home. Fell-Davis cried when she learned that in the fall of 2021, the school district would require students and teachers to return to in-person learning.

☆ AI is going to offer every student a personalized tutor, founder of Khan Academy says
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Will Gendron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Sal Khan, the founder of Khan Academy, recently gave a TED Talk on AI's potential impact on education. The technology could offer personalized tutors to every student at a large scale, he said. Sal Khan, the founder of Khan Academy, an educational nonprofit that aims to provide free learning resources, is not necessarily fearful of the technology. In a TED Talk that was released this week, Khan explained the potential benefits of AI across the field of education, likening the possibilities to a personalized tutor for every student. Khan said AI could also offer personalized assistance to teachers, by helping with pre-class work like lesson planning, filling out report cards, and general administrative tasks.

The release is poised to widen what pupils do with AI just as educators are grappling with its consequences. Rosensweig said Chegg focuses on math and the sciences, not the essay drafting that has challenged schools. Rosensweig said Chegg has structured and checked its answers to ensure accuracy. Asked if AI will prompt Chegg to shrink its pool of 150,000 experts contributing to its content, he said the company already balances humans with technology. Analysts in recent months have questioned whether Chegg can grow its base of 8 million subscribers as students embrace the largely free ChatGPT software, created by the startup OpenAI.

☆ Los Angeles Schools Reach Deal on Pay Raises With Support Staff
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-25 | by ( Sara Randazzo | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Los Angeles District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, at lectern, SEIU Local 99 Executive Director Max Arias and Mayor Karen Bass on Friday. LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Unified School District reached a deal Friday to increase pay and improve benefits for 30,000 support staff, culminating a week that saw the nation’s second-largest school system shut down for three days by a strike. The accord with Local 99 of the Service Employees International Union, if approved by union members and the school board, will affect a workforce of bus drivers, cafeteria workers, janitors, teachers’ assistants and other support staff, who haven’t had a contract since 2020.

☆ Los Angeles School Strike Ends Without New Contracts
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Sara Randazzo | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

LOS ANGELES—Students are set to return to classrooms in the Los Angeles Unified School District on Friday after a three-day labor strike ended, but without contract agreements for 65,000 teachers and support staff in the nation’s second-largest school system. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass stepped in this week to help broker a deal between the district and Local 99 of the Service Employees International Union, both sides said. The union, which represents 30,000 bus drivers, cafeteria workers, janitors, teacher’s assistants and other support staff, hasn’t had a contract since 2020.

☆ Los Angeles schools to reopen after three-day workers' strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Jorge Garcia | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LOS ANGELES, March 23 (Reuters) - School will be back in session on Friday for 420,000 Los Angeles students after a three-day strike by education workers disrupted classes and social services in the second-largest school district in the United States. ... We look forward to seeing our students and employees back in classrooms," the school district said on Twitter on Thursday. "We're three days in and I'm willing to do some more (strike) days if we have to," said Tiffany Barba, a special education assistant and one of thousands who attended a closing rally on Thursday at Los Angeles State Historic Park. The union was demanding a 30% salary increase plus an additional $2 per hour for the lowest-paid workers, the Los Angeles Times reported. Reporting by Jorge Garcia in Los Angeles and Daniel Trotta in Carlsbad, Calif.; Editing by Lincoln Feast.

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