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U.S. Department of Education Notifies Columbia University's Accreditor of Columbia's Title VI Violation (U.S. Department of Education)
https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-notifies-columbia-universitys-accreditor-of-columbias-title-vi-violation
http://www.memeorandum.com/250604/p128#a250604p128

Education Dept. says Columbia fails to meet accreditation standards
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/04/trump-columbia-education-antidiscrimination.html

"So let’s get one thing out of the way: I think “AI literacy” is a dangerous device of neoliberal education and it deserves to be dismissed out of hand."
"Using AI is not about communicating. It’s about avoiding communicating. It’s about not reading, not writing, not drawing, not seeing. It’s about ceding our powers of expression and comprehension to digital apps that will cushion us from fully participating in our own lives."

Against AI literacy: have we actually found a way to reverse learning?
So let’s get one thing out of the way: I think “AI literacy” is a dangerous device of neoliberal education and it deserves to be dismissed out of hand.

The US Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, seemingly does not know about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre or Ruby Bridges:
“I will look into it and get back to you.”
https://bsky.app/profile/popcrave.com/post/3lqsmomv2rk2i

Folks in NZ are starting to realise the implications of the impending EOL of Microsoft Windows 10 for our education system. In its finite wisdom, our MinOfEd has effectively locked all schools into either the use of MS Windows or Google ChromeOS. Both have fundamental issues like endless license hassles, EOLing OSs, ending support for Window or ChromeOS on specific computer models, etc. And that doesn't even start to talk about digital colonisation & sovereignty (see

Fact Sheet: Russia's Kidnapping and Re-education of Ukraine's Children
https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/fact-sheet-russias-kidnapping-and-re-education-of-ukraines-children/

Bonjour,
Je viens de signer la pétition « Déchéance du Titre de Docteur décerné Š Mr Idriss ABERKANE par l'université de Paris-Saclay ». Cette cause me tient Š cœur et j’aimerais que le plus de monde possible soit au courant et signe cette pétition.
Voici le lien:

The FOMO about the 10-year University of Cambridge REAL Centre Anniversary Celebration Conference is *real*.
If you can't be there in person, join online.
Incredible lineup.
12 June 2025
https://www.eventbrite.co…

Adult education programs in limbo as Trump administration withholds grant funds : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/04/nx-s1-5454689/adult-education-programs-in-limbo-as-trump-administration-withholds-grant-funds

People on the right side of history don’t do such things. https://mastodon.social/@7sleepersmusic/114636247251864809

Computer Science Education in the Age of Generative AI
Russell Beale
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.02183 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.0218…

Computer Science Education in the Age of Generative AI
Generative AI tools - most notably large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT and Codex - are rapidly revolutionizing computer science education. These tools can generate, debug, and explain code, thereby transforming the landscape of programming instruction. This paper examines the profound opportunities that AI offers for enhancing computer science education in general, from coding assistance to fostering innovative pedagogical practices and streamlining assessments. At the same time, it highl…

Education Secretary Linda McMahon, in a statement, said Columbia’s leadership
“acted with deliberate indifference towards the harassment of Jewish students on its campus”
and urged the accrediting body to keep the department informed of any actions taken to ensure Columbia’s compliance with accreditation standards.
“Accreditors have an enormous public responsibility as gatekeepers of federal student aid,” McMahon said.
“Just as the Department of Education has an oblig…

FYI, some private foundations have stepped up to provide grants for #STEM #Education and #Research, as a stop gap for those whose federal grants have been terminated:

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.00605 has been replaced.
link: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=a

ABCDEFGH: An Adaptation-Based Convolutional Neural Network-CycleGAN Disease-Courses Evolution Framework Using Generative Models in Health Education
With the advancement of modern medicine and the development of technologies such as MRI, CT, and cellular analysis, it has become increasingly critical for clinicians to accurately interpret various diagnostic images. However, modern medical education often faces challenges due to limited access to high-quality teaching materials, stemming from privacy concerns and a shortage of educational resources (Balogh et al., 2015). In this context, image data generated by machine learning models, partic…

Trump To SCOTUS: Let Us Dismantle Education Dept - Joe.My.God.
https://www.joemygod.com/2025/06/trump-to-scotus-let-us-dismantle-education-dept/

Trump Administration Attacks Columbia's Accreditation (Douglas Belkin/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/trump-administration-attacks-columbias-accreditation-54e4fa72
http://www.memeorandum.com/250604/p123#a250604p123

Bei dem Begriff "AI Literacy" handelt es sich um ein Oxymoron:
https://open.substack.com/pub/themindfile/p/against-ai-literacy-have-we…

Against AI literacy: have we actually found a way to reverse learning?
So let’s get one thing out of the way: I think “AI literacy” is a dangerous device of neoliberal education and it deserves to be dismissed out of hand.

The Revolution Has Arrived: What the Current State of Large Language Models in Education Implies for the Future
Russell Beale
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.02180

The Revolution Has Arrived: What the Current State of Large Language Models in Education Implies for the Future
Large language Models have only been widely available since 2022 and yet in less than three years have had a significant impact on approaches to education and educational technology. Here we review the domains in which they have been used, and discuss a variety of use cases, their successes and failures. We then progress to discussing how this is changing the dynamic for learners and educators, consider the main design challenges facing LLMs if they are to become truly helpful and effective as …

✨ Spring SIGs wrapped! ✨
From Prague to Paris to Ispra, 4 GÉANT Special Interest Groups (SIGs) met to explore AI, Time & Frequency networks, service strategy development, and network operations.
Spring days packed with great ideas, useful insights, new collaborations, and our beloved Lightning Talks.
👏 Big thanks to CESNET, RENATER, EC JRC & all who joined in-person and online.
Catch up on all the highlights and takeaways here 👉

GÉANT Community Programme | GÉANT CONNECT Online
The GÉANT community programme supports research and education through the activities of Special Interest Groups and Task Forces and connects academia, the business community and governmental organisations.

A Hierarchical Integer Linear Programming Approach for Optimizing Team Formation in Education
Aaron Kessler, Tim Scheiber, Heinz Schmitz, Ioanna Lykourentzou
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.02756

A Hierarchical Integer Linear Programming Approach for Optimizing Team Formation in Education
Teamwork is integral to higher education, fostering students' interpersonal skills, improving learning outcomes, and preparing them for professional collaboration later in their careers. While team formation has traditionally been managed by humans, either instructors or students, algorithmic approaches have recently emerged to optimize this process. However, existing algorithmic team formation methods often focus on expert teams, overlook agency in choosing one's teammates, and are limited to …

Encouraging Students' Responsible Use of GenAI in Software Engineering Education: A Causal Model and Two Institutional Applications
Vahid Garousi, Zafar Jafarov, Aytan Movsumova, Atif Namazov, Huseyn Mirzayev
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.00682

Encouraging Students' Responsible Use of GenAI in Software Engineering Education: A Causal Model and Two Institutional Applications
Context: As generative AI (GenAI) tools such as ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot become pervasive in education, concerns are rising about students using them to complete rather than learn from coursework-risking overreliance, reduced critical thinking, and long-term skill deficits. Objective: This paper proposes and empirically applies a causal model to help educators scaffold responsible GenAI use in Software Engineering (SE) education. The model identifies how professor actions, student factors, …

Happy Pride! Everyone deserves dignity and respect at every stage of their life - including end of life. Help your loved ones and community celebrate you properly and appropriately by doing all your advance planning now -just think of how hard you'll party when it's done 🎉🌈
Got questions? I'm here to help and I am an ally and safe space for everyone in the LGBTIQA community and the kink community.

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#SaturdayMorning
- Nicola Benedetti pops in
Tom Service with the perfect classical soundtrack and superstar violinist Nicola Benedetti chats to Tom about everything from Edinburgh International Festival to music education.
Relisten now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002f77s

#DJT admin withholding hundreds of millions in already allocated #federalfunding to #schools prompts response statement from #Oregon governor.

Kotek responds to Trump administration’s withholding of federal education funding
Oregon’s governor has responded to an unprecedented halt to federal education funding. The title funding provided by the United States Department of Education is supposed to be released at the beginning of the new fiscal year, on July 1, and is incorporated into the budget of the Oregon Department of Education. On June 30, the […]

Dangerous Questions in Astronomy Education
Michael Fitzgerald, Rachel Freed, Dan Reichart, Kate Meredith, Kalee Tock, Daryl Janzen, Saeed Salimpour, Jennifer Lynn Bartlett, Matthew Beaky, Art Borja, Ken Brandt, Jim Buchholz, Patricia Craig, Anthony Crider, Richard Datwyler, Marta Dark-McNeese, Anna DeJong, Donovan Domingue, Debbie French, Oliver Fraser, Amy L. Glazier, Enrique Gomez, Erika Grundstrom, Nicole Gugliucci, Kevin Healy, Ardis Herrold, Ian Hewitt, Jack Howard, Katherine Hunt…

Dangerous Questions in Astronomy Education
As astronomy enters an era defined by global telescope networks, petabyte-scale surveys, and powerful computational tools, the longstanding goals of astronomy education, particularly introductory ``ASTRO101'', but equally encompassing both higher and lower level courses, warrant fresh examination. In June 2024, the AstroEdUNC meeting at UNC--Chapel Hill convened 100 astronomers, education researchers, and practitioners to synthesise community perspectives on the purpose, content, and delivery o…

Computer science programs at Carnegie Mellon and other US universities are rethinking how to incorporate AI into curricula, including a focus on AI literacy (Steve Lohr/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/technology/computer-science-…

How Do You Teach Computer Science in the A.I. Era?
Universities across the country are scrambling to understand the implications of generative A.I.’s transformation of technology.

The lack of history education shows when you hear people about current times, ofcourse history never repeats itself exactly, but many of the same patterns and mechanisms we have seen in fascism and autocracy are visible. Read some history be less amazed and better prepared.
#history #fascism

'The American system is being destroyed': academics on leaving US for 'scientific asylum' in France (Ashifa Kassam/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/jul/05/academics-leaving-us-scientific-asylum-france-trump
http://www.memeorandum.com/250706/p12#a250706p12

It’s true that my fellow students are embracing AI – but this is what the critics aren’t seeing https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/29/students-ai-critics-chatgpt-covid-education-system?CMP=Sh…

Tertiary Education Completion and Financial Aid Assistance: Evidence from an Information Experiment
Luca Bonacini, Giuseppe Pignataro, Veronica Rattini
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.02560

Tertiary Education Completion and Financial Aid Assistance: Evidence from an Information Experiment
Understanding the role of information among disadvantaged students is crucial in explaining their investment decisions in higher education. Indeed, information barriers on the returns and the gains from completing college may explain a substantial share of variation in students' degree completion. We conduct a field experiment with 7,806 university students in Italy who benefit from financial aid assistance, by providing information, either on the labor market returns of completing college or o…

"Rufo, Vance, and Co. are, however, right that right-wing ideological hegemony is harder to maintain when sites of education and knowledge production allow young people to learn, find each other, and challenge received wisdoms."
On the current goals of the destruction of the US education system. (Also provides background and lists some issues with the current system; but, obviously, none of that is fixed by what happens now.)

"Urban forests in Niger’s schoolyards serve climate resilience and education"
#Nigeria #Climate #ClimateChange

Urban forests in Niger’s schoolyards serve climate resilience and education
An unusual subject has found its way into the curriculum of schools in Niger: trees. As municipal authorities across the Sahel country work to adapt to extreme heat and other effects of climate change, the value of urban forestry has gained increased recognition. “This is really an opportunity to combat climate change and poverty at […]

Advancing Science without Harming Animals #AnimalRights #science

National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) | Advancing Science
The National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) is dedicated to ending the exploitation of animals used in science for research and in classrooms for education.

LOL… I didn’t think it was possible and I guess Santa Ono didn’t either.
His hasty resignation from #UMich seemed like a safe move but it is never safe to depend on a public sector taken over by Fascists.
#Florida #Michigan

Board votes against Santa Ono as UF president amid conservative protest
Florida’s higher education board late Tuesday voted against confirming Santa Ono as the next president of the University of Florida after questioning …

Aesthetic Education: From Sensibility to Critical Engagement
https://ift.tt/62WwFxk
updated: Monday, June 2, 2025 - 12:14amfull name / name of organization: Louisiana State University…
via Input 4 RELCFP

pokec: Pokec online social network (2012)
The online social network of Pokec, a popular OSN in Slovakia, from 2012. Date covers about 10 years and more than 1.6 million people. Profile data contains gender, age, hobbies, interest, education etc. Profile metadata are in Slovak language. Friendships in Pokec are oriented.
This network has 1632804 nodes and 30622564 edges.
Tags: Social, Online, Metadata

Education Department pausing plan to garnish Social Security checks over defaulted loans
https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5329805-education-department-pausing-plan-garnish-social-security-checks-defaulted-loans/

Au Québec aussi: "déjŠ interdit en classe depuis l'an dernier, le cellulaire devra bientôt être rangé dans les casiers jusqu’Š la fin des cours."
#enseignement

Trump administration freezes $6.8 billion in federal education funds -- California is hit hard
Trump is holding back funds to help educate English learners and the children of migrant seasonal workers, among other programs.
State officials are expected to challenge the moves as illegal.
The cuts total $6.8 billion nationwide and at least $811 million in California.

Trump administration freezes $6.8 billion in education funding, California hard hit
The Trump administration enacts funding freeze that education officials put at $6.5 billion — as feds evaluate "priorities and...statutory requirements."

What does making money have to do with crime?: A dive into the National Crime Victimization survey
Sydney Anuyah
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.04240 https://

What does making money have to do with crime?: A dive into the National Crime Victimization survey
In this short article, I leverage the National Crime Victimization Survey from 1992 to 2022 to examine how income, education, employment, and key demographic factors shape the type of crime victims experience (violent vs property). Using balanced classification splits and logistic regression models evaluated by F1-score, there is an isolation of the socioeconomic drivers of victimization "Group A" models and then an introduction of demographic factors such as age, gender, race, and marital stat…

It doesn't take much to create a #fedi alternative to #Linkedin. We just need structured profiles (featuring experience and education) and posts (that let people know if they could still apply or position is taken).

#NowPlaying - my proper canterbury education carries on with henry cow's 1973 debut, like "weasels ripped my flesh" era mothers, but british leftist instead of californian libertarian (not that they really sing much here) & a notch less manic.

Notice scientists aren't exactly beating down Canada's door either.
Perhaps if we funded post-secondary and research. 🧐
or maybe even provded tuition some or all free education like most of those in this list
#braindrain #education https://mas.to/@mikegalsworthy/114584609202908831

I’m fond of quipping that arts education is •the• foundational form of education, and that education in any field should never stray too far from being arts education.
It’s little wonder that the forces that push investment bubbles and wealth concentration are so hostile to both the arts and education. And we need to recognize that hostility, which is so often cloaked as support:
3/

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.21863 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_csCV_…

GETReason: Enhancing Image Context Extraction through Hierarchical Multi-Agent Reasoning
Publicly significant images from events hold valuable contextual information, crucial for journalism and education. However, existing methods often struggle to extract this relevance accurately. To address this, we introduce GETReason (Geospatial Event Temporal Reasoning), a framework that moves beyond surface-level image descriptions to infer deeper contextual meaning. We propose that extracting global event, temporal, and geospatial information enhances understanding of an image's significanc…

The Education Vigilante - Existential Comics https://existentialcomics.com/comic/604

The QTF-Backbone: Proposal for a Nationwide Optical Fibre Backbone in Germany for Quantum Technology and Time and Frequency Metrology
Klaus Blaum (Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics), Peter Kaufmann (German National Research,Education Network, DFN), Jochen Kronj\"ager (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt), Stefan K\"uck (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt), Tara Cubel Liebisch (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt), Dieter Meschede (University of Bonn), Susanne Na…

The QTF-Backbone: Proposal for a Nationwide Optical Fibre Backbone in Germany for Quantum Technology and Time and Frequency Metrology
The recent breakthroughs in the distribution of quantum information and high-precision time and frequency (T&F) signals over long-haul optical fibre networks have transformative potential for physically secure communications, resilience of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and fundamental physics. However, so far these capabilities remain confined to isolated testbeds, with quantum and T&F signals accessible, for example in Germany, to only a few institutions. We propose the QTF-Back…

Comment je gère en partie l'ordinateur des enfants #education

Ontario to give education minister power to more easily take over school boards - because as we all know Centralization is the Future because everyone already knows absolutely everything is already monitored and directed by a very busy single old bearded man living somewhere in heaven¹, so the method must be sound? #BurlingtonNews
https://www.burlingtontoday.com/ontario-news/ontario-to-give-education-minister-power-to-more-easily-take-over-school-boards-10729990
¹ actually he lives in Tokyo, operating out of a small office on the 13th floor.

I just re-read @… 's manifesto on liberal arts education.
It's really about #education in general, including vocational education, and including the fact that school is a subset of education.
Well worth your time.

There's no putting the genie back in the bottle, but education is [yet another part of our society that is] completely unprepared to deal with generative AI.
Teachers Are Not OK
https://www.404media.co/teachers-are-not-ok-ai-chatgpt/

The End Of Universal Lifelong Identifiers: Identity Systems For The AI Era
Shriphani Palakodety
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.02027 https://

The End Of Universal Lifelong Identifiers: Identity Systems For The AI Era
Many identity systems assign a single, static identifier to an individual for life, reused across domains like healthcare, finance, and education. These Universal Lifelong Identifiers (ULIs) underpin critical workflows but now pose systemic privacy risks. We take the position that ULIs are fundamentally incompatible with the AI era and must be phased out. We articulate a threat model grounded in modern AI capabilities and show that traditional safeguards such as redaction, consent, and access c…

Judge preserves Education Department injunction over time extensions for states’ Covid fund spending | Courthouse News Service
https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-preserves-education-department-injunction-over-time-extensions-for-states-covid-fund-spending/

Multi-Tool Analysis of User Interface & Accessibility in Deployed Web-Based Chatbots
Mukesh Rajmohan, Smit Desai, Sanchari Das
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.04659

Multi-Tool Analysis of User Interface & Accessibility in Deployed Web-Based Chatbots
In this work, we present a multi-tool evaluation of 106 deployed web-based chatbots, across domains like healthcare, education and customer service, comprising both standalone applications and embedded widgets using automated tools (Google Lighthouse, PageSpeed Insights, SiteImprove Accessibility Checker) and manual audits (Microsoft Accessibility Insights). Our analysis reveals that over 80% of chatbots exhibit at least one critical accessibility issue, and 45% suffer from missing semantic str…

The Trump people have just announced that they have sent a letter to Columbia’s accreditor, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, accusing Columbia of being in violation of civil rights law.
My initial reaction is that this is good news since it implies both that Columbia hasn’t further caved-in yet and makes clear that the Trump people have run out of ammunition

The Situation at Columbia XXIII
This week I’m very happy to not be at Columbia, and not in the US, enjoying spending the week at the Perimeter Institute at a conference in honor of Lee Smolin. Since there’s a little b…

AI's real threat to education isn't that it encourages students to cheat, but that it short-circuits the learning processes needed to use generative AI adeptly (Nicholas Carr/New Cartographies)
https://www.newcartographies.com/p/the-myth-of-automated-lear…

The Myth of Automated Learning
AI's real threat to education.

Innovative Tangible Interactive Games for Enhancing Artificial Intelligence Knowledge and Literacy in Elementary Education: A Pedagogical Framework
Nikolaos Sampanis
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.00651

Innovative Tangible Interactive Games for Enhancing Artificial Intelligence Knowledge and Literacy in Elementary Education: A Pedagogical Framework
This paper presents an innovative pedagogical framework employing tangible interactive games to enhance artificial intelligence (AI) knowledge and literacy among elementary education students. Recognizing the growing importance of AI competencies in the 21st century, this study addresses the critical need for age-appropriate, experiential learning tools that demystify core AI concepts for young learners. The proposed approach integrates physical role-playing activities that embody fundamental A…

Good thread from @… about education, tolerance, double meanings:
#education #academia

1/ I'm feeling real pain at the cuts to Indiana public universities, especially IU, especially cogsci. These are some of the biggest brains in cogsci and edupsych in the world, but why do *I* care? I'll tell you what they've done *for me, personally*. ↵
https://www.i…

Indiana public colleges cut almost 20% of degrees
Public Indiana colleges and universities have eliminated 19 percent of their degree programs to meet requirements added to the state’s budget, according to the Commission for Higher Education.

Columbia failed to meet accreditation standards, US government says (Jasper Ward/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-education-department-says-columbia-university-violated-federal-anti-2025-06-04/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250604/p120#a250604p120

Lovely to give the keynote 'On Epistemic Humility: storytelling, positionalities, and just survival in/through research', for the Higher Degree Research Forum, University of South Australia.
I draw on post-colonial, Black, and Indigenous scholarship to problematise what we know and how we know.
#HigherEducation

🎉 Happy 10th anniversary to In The Field - the initiative showcasing the global #impact of #NRENs!
Now counting more than 480 stories from over 100 NRENs across the globe, #InTheField highlights the divers…

Trump Wants to Cut Tribal College Funding by Nearly 90%,
Putting Them at Risk of Closing
ProPublica found that Congress was underfunding tribal colleges by a quarter-billion dollars per year.
Rather than fixing the problem, proposed federal funding cuts unveiled this week would devastate the schools, tribal education leaders say

Trump Wants to Cut Tribal College Funding by Nearly 90%, Putting Them at Risk of Closing
ProPublica found that Congress was underfunding tribal colleges by a quarter-billion dollars per year. Rather than fixing the problem, proposed federal funding cuts unveiled this week would devastate the schools, tribal education leaders say.

Aesthetic Education: From Sensibility to Critical Engagement
https://ift.tt/62WwFxk
updated: Monday, June 2, 2025 - 12:14amfull name / name of organization: Louisiana State University…
via Input 4 RELCFP

U.S. Department of Education Announces the University of Pennsylvania Has Entered into a Resolution Agreement to Resolve its Title IX Violations (U.S. Department of Education)
https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-announces-university-of-pennsylvania-has-entered-resolution-agreement-resolve-its-title-ix-violations
http://www.memeorandum.com/250701/p151#a250701p151

Towards Effective Multidisciplinary Health and HCI Teams based on AI Framework
Mohammed Almutairi, Diego G\'omez-Zar\'a
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.05226

Towards Effective Multidisciplinary Health and HCI Teams based on AI Framework
As a Ph.D. student with a diverse background in both public and private sectors, I have encountered numerous challenges in cross-disciplinary and multi-stakeholder team projects. My research on developing team compositions that involve multidisciplinary members from fields including education, academia, and health. Along with my advisor, we are focused on exploring how HCI can help individuals assemble more effective teams. This effort involves developing socio-technical systems that guide and …

How pathetic is it that the Secretary of Education had cards with the answers to questions given to her?
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKfezL7O046/LNeGcEq37-Kw

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A systematic review of research on large language models for computer programming education
Meina Zhu, Lanyu Xu, Barbara Ericson
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.21818

A systematic review of research on large language models for computer programming education
Given the increasing demands in computer programming education and the rapid advancement of large language models (LLMs), LLMs play a critical role in programming education. This study provides a systematic review of selected empirical studies on LLMs in computer programming education, published from 2023 to March 2024. The data for this review were collected from Web of Science (SCI/SSCI), SCOPUS, and EBSCOhost databases, as well as three conference proceedings specialized in computer programm…

Florida higher ed board stuns UF, blocks Santa Ono from becoming president (Alan Festo/The Gainesville Sun)
https://eu.gainesville.com/story/news/education/2025/06/03/board-of-governors-rejects-santa-ono-as-university-of-florida-president/84007003007/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250603/p149#a250603p149

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.02497 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_eco…

Balancing Efficiency and Equity in Classroom Assignment under Endogenous Peer Effects
This paper presents a three-step empirical framework for optimizing classroom assignments under endogenous peer effects, using data from the China Education Panel Survey (CEPS). We design \textit{PeerNN}, a neural network that mimics endogenous network formation as a discrete choice model, generating a friendship-intensity matrix ($Ω$) that captures student popularity. \textbf{Step 2: Estimating Peer Effects.} We measure the peer effect friends' average 6th-grade class rank weighted by $Ω…

How do Software Engineering Candidates Prepare for Technical Interviews?
Brian Bell, Teresa Thomas, Sang Won Lee, Chris Brown
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.02068

How do Software Engineering Candidates Prepare for Technical Interviews?
To obtain employment, aspiring software engineers must complete technical interviews -- a hiring process which involves candidates writing code while communicating to an audience. However, the complexities of tech interviews are difficult to prepare for and seldom faced in computing curricula. To this end, we seek to understand how candidates prepare for technical interviews, investigating the effects of preparation methods and the role of education. We distributed a survey to candidates (n = 1…

A former leader of the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights during the Obama and Biden administrations
called the Trump administration’s targeting of undefined diversity, equity and inclusion legally spurious
and urged colleges and universities to stand up for their values.
At a panel last week at the annual Education Writers Association conference here,
Catherine Lhamon said it’s “enormously frustrating to me to see the federal government use its voice to sa…

Biden Civil Rights Chief: Trump Anti-DEI Orders Aren’t Law
Catherine Lhamon joined the American Council on Education’s president and a student in criticizing the current federal administration’s targeting of universities over diversity, equity and inclusion.

Designing an Adaptive Storytelling Platform to Promote Civic Education in Politically Polarized Learning Environments
Christopher M. Wegemer, Edward Halim, Jeff Burke
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.00161

Designing an Adaptive Storytelling Platform to Promote Civic Education in Politically Polarized Learning Environments
Political polarization undermines democratic civic education by exacerbating identity-based resistance to opposing viewpoints. Emerging AI technologies offer new opportunities to advance interventions that reduce polarization and promote political open-mindedness. We examined novel design strategies that leverage adaptive and emotionally-responsive civic narratives that may sustain students' emotional engagement in stories, and in turn, promote perspective-taking toward members of political out…

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UK FCDO decision to cut back aid to education and to gender initiatives is devastating.
'In an open letter [to UK PM Keir Starmer] published today, several high-profile are joined by entrepreneurs, respected academics and concerned citizens from across the UK in warning that proposed cuts to the UK aid budget could have devastating consequences for millions of girls worldwide whose futures depend on access to education.'

Partnering with AI: A Pedagogical Feedback System for LLM Integration into Programming Education
Niklas Scholz, Manh Hung Nguyen, Adish Singla, Tomohiro Nagashima
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.00406

Partnering with AI: A Pedagogical Feedback System for LLM Integration into Programming Education
Feedback is one of the most crucial components to facilitate effective learning. With the rise of large language models (LLMs) in recent years, research in programming education has increasingly focused on automated feedback generation to help teachers provide timely support to every student. However, prior studies often overlook key pedagogical principles, such as mastery and progress adaptation, that shape effective feedback strategies. This paper introduces a novel pedagogical framework for …

“TNC is where it all comes to life.”

In this video message, our CEO Lise Fuhr shares excitement ahead of her very first TNC, and why this global gathering matters so much to our Research & Education community.

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International Journal of Education (IJE) https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/05/30/international-journal-of-education-ije

U.S. Department of Education Finds California Department of Education and California Interscholastic Federation in Violation of Title IX (U.S. Department of Education)
https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-finds-california-department-of-education-and-california-interscholastic-federation-violation-of-title-ix
http://www.memeorandum.com/250625/p66#a250625p66

Hierarchical Bayesian Knowledge Tracing in Undergraduate Engineering Education
Yiwei Sun
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.00057 https://arx…

Hierarchical Bayesian Knowledge Tracing in Undergraduate Engineering Education
Educators teaching entry-level university engineering modules face the challenge of identifying which topics students find most difficult and how to support diverse student needs effectively. This study demonstrates a rigorous yet interpretable statistical approach -- hierarchical Bayesian modeling -- that leverages detailed student response data to quantify both skill difficulty and individual student abilities. Using a large-scale dataset from an undergraduate Statics course, we identified cl…

When Ashley Robinson and her mother took DNA tests 10 years ago and began meeting long lost cousins,
they stumbled across a surprising family history that changed their lives.
Robinson’s lineage traced back to the 272 West Africans who were enslaved by Jesuits
and sold to plantation owners in the southern US in 1838.
The sale of the enslaved Africans helped fund Georgetown University,
the oldest Jesuit higher education institution in the US,
and served a…

Erika Donalds talks education policy and gov race (Kimberly Leonard/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/florida-playbook/2025/06/30/erika-donalds-education-powerhouse-00432208
http://www.memeorandum.com/250701/p5#a250701p5

The focus on the military and reduction in socially-benefiting programs shows that Project 2025 is intended to take us back to where we were before the New Deal, when there was no HHS, no Dept. of Education, no HUD
House lawmakers eye Coast Guard secretary, personnel increases
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2025/07/house-lawmakers-eye-coast-guard-secretary-personnel-increases/

Adapting University Policies for Generative AI: Opportunities, Challenges, and Policy Solutions in Higher Education
Russell Beale
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.22231

Adapting University Policies for Generative AI: Opportunities, Challenges, and Policy Solutions in Higher Education
The rapid proliferation of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools - especially large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT - has ushered in a transformative era in higher education. Universities in developed regions are increasingly integrating these technologies into research, teaching, and assessment. On one hand, LLMs can enhance productivity by streamlining literature reviews, facilitating idea generation, assisting with coding and data analysis, and even supporting grant proposal d…

BREAKING: Trump admin must process education grants "without delay" (Adam Klasfeld/All Rise News)
https://www.allrisenews.com/p/linda-mcmahon-grants
http://www.memeorandum.com/250603/p138#a250603p138

Comparative Studies: Cloud-Enabled Adaptive Learning System for Scalable Education in Sub-Saharan
Israel Fianyi, Soonja Yeom, Ju-Hyun Shin
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.23851

Comparative Studies: Cloud-Enabled Adaptive Learning System for Scalable Education in Sub-Saharan
The integration of cloud computing in education can revolutionise learning in advanced (Australia & South Korea) and middle-income (Ghana & Nigeria) countries, while offering scalable, cost-effective and equitable access to adaptive learning systems. This paper explores how cloud computing and adaptive learning technologies are deployed across different socio-economic and infrastructure contexts. The study identifies enabling factors and systematic challenges, providing insights into how cloud-…

Quantifying Student Success with Generative AI: A Monte Carlo Simulation Informed by Systematic Review
Seyma Yaman Kayadibi
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.01062

Quantifying Student Success with Generative AI: A Monte Carlo Simulation Informed by Systematic Review
The exponential development of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) technologies like ChatGPT has raised increasing curiosity about their use in higher education, specifically with respect to how students view them, make use of them, and the implications for learning outcomes. This paper employs a hybrid methodological approach involving a systematic literature review and simulation-based modeling to explore student perceptions of GenAI use in the context of higher education. A total of n…

StorySpace: Technology supporting reflection, expression, and discourse in classroom narrative
Benjamin Watson, Janet Kim, Tim McEneany, Tom Moher, Claudia Hindo, Louis Gomez, Stephen Fransen
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.02156

StorySpace: Technology supporting reflection, expression, and discourse in classroom narrative
The StorySpace project studies the role new interface technologies might play in high school education. With this approach in mind, StorySpace is specifically designed to support and enhance classroom narrative, an already well-established classroom activity. StorySpace strives to achieve this through adherence to three design goals. The first is to trigger student reflection and interpretation. The narrative medium created by StorySpace should represent the topic of classroom discussion and le…

Trump Withholds Nearly $7 Billion for Schools, With Little Explanation (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/us/trump-education-funds.html?unlocked_article_code=1.TU8.RehK.-U2C3eIqvrZt&smid=url-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/250701/p172#a250701p172

Bring Back Racist Mascots or New York’s Education Funding Gets It | The Nation
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/linda-mcmahon-trump-massapequa-chiefs/

Are You Listening to Me? Fine-Tuning Chatbots for Empathetic Dialogue
Paulo Ricardo Knob, Leonardo Scholler, Juliano Rigatti, Soraia Raupp Musse
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.02537

Are You Listening to Me? Fine-Tuning Chatbots for Empathetic Dialogue
Conversational agents have made significant progress since ELIZA, expanding their role across various domains, including healthcare, education, and customer service. As these agents become increasingly integrated into daily human interactions, the need for emotional intelligence, particularly empathetic listening, becomes increasingly essential. In this study, we explore how Large Language Models (LLMs) respond when tasked with generating emotionally rich interactions. Starting from a small dat…

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Student Perspectives on the Benefits and Risks of AI in Education
The use of chatbots equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) in educational settings has increased in recent years, showing potential to support teaching and learning. However, the adoption of these technologies has raised concerns about their impact on academic integrity, students' ability to problem-solve independently, and potential underlying biases. To better understand students' perspectives and experiences with these tools, a survey was conducted at a large public university in the Uni…

Trump administration seeks to cut federal after-school program - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/06/28/after-school-program-funding/

Exclusive | Harvard Violated Students’ Civil Rights, Trump Administration Finds - WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/harvard-violated-students-civil-rights-trump-administration-finds-4a0ed7aa

Machine vs Machine: Using AI to Tackle Generative AI Threats in Assessment
Mohammad Saleh Torkestani, Taha Mansouri
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.02046 https:…

Machine vs Machine: Using AI to Tackle Generative AI Threats in Assessment
This paper presents a theoretical framework for addressing the challenges posed by generative artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education assessment through a machine-versus-machine approach. Large language models like GPT-4, Claude, and Llama increasingly demonstrate the ability to produce sophisticated academic content, traditional assessment methods face an existential threat, with surveys indicating 74-92% of students experimenting with these tools for academic purposes. Current respon…

The U.S. Department of Education is far behind on producing key statistics (Dominique J. Baker/Brookings)
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-u-s-department-of-education-is-far-behind-on-producing-key-statistics/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250625/p150#a250625p150