@Techmeme@techhub.socialOpenAI partners with six Indian education institutions, including IIT Delhi, IIM Ahmedabad, and AIIMS New Delhi, to provide ChatGPT Edu access to 100K students (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/openai-pushes…
@ErikJonker@mastodon.socialRussian authorities continue efforts to temporarily deport Ukrainian children to Russia for cultural re-education, indoctrination, and forced integration into the Russian sphere of influence.
https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/ru…
@cdarwin@c.imThousands of teachers affiliated with the CNTE, a teachers’ union, marched through Mexico City on March 18,
setting up a 72-hour protest camp in the Zocalo square to demand salary increases and the repeal of education and pension reforms.
https://bsky.app/profile/reuters.com/p…
@geant@mstdn.socialThe launch of the Dutch Time & Frequency network for #Research & #Education ⏱️
Launched at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam last month, the service by @… delivers highl…
@aral@mastodon.ar.alHuman fracking… is that anything like people farming?
https://ar.al/notes/we-didnt-lose-control-it-was-stolen/
<…
@benb@osintua.eu“Brain Drain” or Temporary Wartime Realities? How the Number and Quality of Applicants to Ukrainian Higher Education Institutions Have Changed Since the Start of the Full-Scale Invasion: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/19/brain-drain-or-temporary-wartime.html
@rasterweb@mastodon.socialFrancesca Hong interview…
“This campaign is about reclaiming the power of sewer socialism — how much it delivered for communities in terms of climate and clean water and investing in public education. This was a time where people saw that there can be a government for good.”
https://jacobin.…
@servelan@newsie.socialFederal student loans will move to Treasury, Education Dept. says : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/19/nx-s1-5753906/student-loans-trump-treasury
@lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nzAnybody in the fediverse representing EdTechNZ? They're just emailed me about their 'rebranding' to show that they're more 'open'. They don't explain what they mean by 'open', however, I've never seen anything I would identify as even vaguely open about them. From what I can see, they're a lobby group promoting proprietary education tech.
@markhburton@mstdn.social"Suella Braverman in charge of education and equality." Can you imagine?
Nigel the Stockbroker's 'Reform' (sic) unveils hard-right top team.
Morning Star
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/reform-unveils-hard-right-top-team
@simon_brooke@mastodon.scotI've just been reading up on the municipality of Vega, in #Norway:
"Vega Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities."
Population of Vega? 1,208
Why can't mainland
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialNews Literacy Project survey: 84% of US teens describe news media negatively, and 94% think news or media literacy should be part of their education (Diane Sylvester/Editor and Publisher)
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories
@brian_gettler@mas.toTo keep myself from posting an expletive-laden rant, I'll just point out that Ford's lack of education is showing. Anyone who's been to university knows the actual pejorative is _underwater_ basket-weaving.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/doug-ford-osa…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comCollege Republicans group disbanded after students allegedly give Nazi salute (Susan Svrluga/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/03/16/florida-college-republicans-antisemitic/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260317/p62#a260317p62
@geant@mstdn.socialBehind the #TNC26 branding concept: Part 2
It's a design that celebrates the spirit of Finland and our wonderful host, CSC, who are welcoming the global #Research & #Education networking community…
@UP8@mastodon.social♜ The Most Chess-Obsessed Country in the World
#chess
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaRE: https://sauropods.win/@futurebird/115922230592810749
If you think building public bathrooms is communism, wait till you hear that actual communism means decommodifying everything, housing, healthcare, education, the whole deal. What you’re describing …
@PaulWermer@sfba.socialSpeaking as a retired chemist, this is absolutely essential to help maintain California's strength in science and engineering.
On the other hand , the most valuable parts of my education (as opposed to training) came from the humanities. Yet we don't seem to recognize how important and central that non-STEM segment is. Why not?
Wiener pitches $23B ‘science bond’ to backfill Trump research cuts
@paulwermer@sfba.socialSpeaking as a retired chemist, this is absolutely essential to help maintain California's strength in science and engineering.
On the other hand , the most valuable parts of my education (as opposed to training) came from the humanities. Yet we don't seem to recognize how important and central that non-STEM segment is. Why not?
Wiener pitches $23B ‘science bond’ to backfill Trump research cuts
@cdarwin@c.imNewly sworn-in Virginia Governor #Abigail #Spanberger signed
10 executive orders in her first official act at the Virginia State Capitol.
Three of the orders target
✅reducing cost-of-living expenses for Virginia families,
✅bringing down healthcare costs
✅and making it easier to build more…
@shriramk@mastodon.socialOn sabbatical, but co-teaching a new class at Brown this semester on agentic coding! We're going to use it to figure out how to fit it into standard classes, and relate it to the education and cogsci literature. Best part—doing it with @… and Michael Littman!
@v_i_o_l_a@openbiblio.social"COSiE: Community for Open Science in Education" @ OSCU (Open Science Community Utrecht)
https://openscience-utrecht.com/cosie/
"COSiE is an interdisciplinary community of UU and UMC staff members who want to make the process of sharing and using Open Education Resources (OERs) …
@servelan@newsie.socialEducation Dept. pauses wage garnishment for student loan borrowers
https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5693408-student-loan-wage-garnishment-debt-relief/
@brian_gettler@mas.to“Folks, it’s simple, in today’s economy courses like basket weaving are a waste of money, unlike ‘Massive Inheritance 101’, which is recession-proof,” Ford explained... outside Deco Labels and Tags...
Ford went on to outline additional courses... to stretch the value of their OSAP, including “Coasting On Your Father’s Political Connections For Beginners”, “Advanced Stealing From Your Dead Brother’s Widow”, and the “Northern Etobicoke Hash Selling Co-Op Program”.
@jonippolito@digipres.club"Friction makes learning more effective"—yes, but for whom? Like "discipline" and "grit," friction in the classroom may serve teachers and future bosses more than students.
Read @… @…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comCollege Republicans sue University of Florida's president over deactivation of its chapter (Mike Schneider/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/florida-republicans-education-antisemitism-23b248569ce491d3fd45018e79ac9952
http://www.memeorandum.com/260317/p81#a260317p81
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.depokec: 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
@egallager@social.treehouse.systemsUser:ForestHag has created a Wikipedia article for "New Hampshire Education Freedom Accounts" (or our "EFA" program for short); I encourage any Wikipedians who follow me (and who are free of conflicts of interest) to check the article for neutrality, comprehensiveness, and verifiability:
#NHPolitics #NHEducation
@grork@mastodon.socialSome Ungrads are looking into the impact of social media education on the Gut Biome & Colorectal cancer. Why don’t your take a look, and see if you want to take their survey!
More info: https://www.instagram.com/thedigestiondivas/
Survey Link:
@PaulWermer@sfba.socialSan Francisco's leaders say we need to act on #climate. So why does #MayorLurie propose gutting San Francisco Environment's climate team? Please tell the SF Supervisors not to do foolhardy cost-cutting - the climate work is URGENT. Here's an explainer and draft letter to send:
@paulwermer@sfba.socialSan Francisco's leaders say we need to act on #climate. So why does #MayorLurie propose gutting San Francisco Environment's climate team? Please tell the SF Supervisors not to do foolhardy cost-cutting - the climate work is URGENT. Here's an explainer and draft letter to send:
@cdarwin@c.imCongress has released bills that fund the National Science Foundation and NASA.
Both of those look relatively flat.
NASA has a small, less than 1%, decrease.
The National Science Foundation has a decrease of about 3%, all in the education part of NSF, the science portion being flat.
The Agricultural Research Service has a small increase.
The Department of Energy Office of Science has a small increase.
The National Institutes of Standards and Technology actu…
@primonatura@mstdn.social"Building and designing schools for clean air to protect health and the climate"
#Schools #Education #AirPollution
@scott@carfree.cityoooof. this incumbent running for re-election to the SF Bike Coalition board is literally a landlord lawyer.
if you're a member, the voting details are here and there are 10 candidates for 8 seats. https://sfbike.org/news/meet-the-candidat…
@fgraver@hcommons.socialWell. I’ve been accepted to my first conference!
This will sound strange to many academics out there, but working in the fine arts I don’t generally pay much attention to academic conferences—but having had a research semester last fall I was able to do a deep dive into the educational philosophy of practice-based filmmaking education and apparently the conference organisers agree that it’s interesting! I got an email this morning that my abstract was accepted.
Now I just need in…
@fortune@social.linux.pizzaBritish education is probably the best in the world, if you can survive
it. If you can't there is nothing left for you but the diplomatic corps.
-- Peter Ustinov
@kctipton@mas.toAlice Ball | National Women's History Museum https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/alice-ball
"An American chemist who, at the age of 23, developed the only effective treatment for leprosy until antibiotics were developed …
@YaleDivinitySchool@mstdn.socialJust released: Video of this public conversation between YDS Dean Greg Sterling and Lisa Greenwood '92 M.Div., President and CEO of the Texas Methodist Foundation, exploring what happens when the infrastructure of church is no longer working, when denominations, inherited models of congregations, and theological education are not serving today’s culture and tomorrow’s needs. …
@ErikJonker@mastodon.socialFor people that use LLMs regularly this is probably not a surprise. In my own environment i have seen examples where for example Gemini 3.1 (paid version) is very good in creating math excercises, customized to your need/demand. There is large potential for GenAI in education.
"Our work provides large-scale field evidence that student-chatbot interactions provide valuable signals for proactively optimizing and personalizing student learning."
@ethanwhite@hachyderm.io“[Florida's education commissioner] encouraged families to have conversations with students about the ‘importance of not allowing civic engagement to detract from time in the classroom.’”
AKA asking parents in a so called “parental rights” state to help suppress their children’s 1A rights to freedom of speech and assembly
https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/education/2026/02/03/florida-education-commissioner-gives-guidance-on-student-ice-protests/88495396007/
@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.caWow. This is crazy, old school, cheating.
Also... how do we discipline AI for assisting students to cheat? (and with stolen material).
#Education #AI
https://albernivalleynews.com/2026/02/10/b-c-teacher-disciplined-after-helping-student-cheat/
@memeorandum@universeodon.comLeaked Signal chat shows NH House education chair advocating whites-only schools (Colin Booth/Granite Post News)
https://granitepostnews.com/2026/01/14/leaked-signal-chat-shows-nh-house-education-chair-advocating-whites-only-schools/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260115/p87#a260115p87
@cheryanne@aus.socialThe Positive Education Podcast With Ash Manuel
In this podcast you'll hear stories, information and actionable ideas from positive education and wellbeing experts, school wellbeing coordinators, teachers and sports coaches...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.
@azonenberg@ioc.exchangeDid you know the average human large intestine is about 1.5 meters long? [1]
#SuperBowelFacts
[1] https://www.chp.edu/our-services/transplan
@elduvelle@neuromatch.socialThis group "The Library of Babel" is confronting the invasion of #genAI into everything we do, seems interesting:
"a nascent, international coalition of educators confronting and resisting the incursion of surveillance, automation and datafication into spaces of teaching, learning, research, and creative expression. "
@outer@mas.toIf you want common knowledge to be true,
you have to let true knowledge be common.
-- Joe Hanson, from his Be Smart TV show episode named "7 Scientific Urban Legends Debunked!"
#Love #Caring #Education
@sauer_lauwarm@mastodon.socialWarum dieser Artikel über eine Konferenz in China 2024 erst jetzt erscheint, who knows, aber lots of spannendes Zeug drin. (I myself had politely declined an invitation.)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-education/how-china-learned-to-love-th…
@servelan@newsie.socialA year after mass layoffs, Education Dept keeps handing off its programs to other agencies | Federal News Network
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/reorganization/2026/03/a-year-after-mass-layoffs-education-dept-keeps-handing-off-its-programs-to-other-agencies/
@grumpybozo@toad.socialDid an "AI" (LLM) write that report? @… https://flipboard.com/@npr/science-uk3a4d92z/-/a-2dzVqOFxTxGIIGWtXjFa7Q:a:319544…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialGoogle's experience in India has become a proving ground to scale AI in education, as the country accounts for the highest global usage of Gemini for learning (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/india-is-teaching-google-h…
@socallinuxexpo@social.linux.pizzaOpen Source in Higher Education is a co-event at SCaLE 23x. We're excited to have them join us in Pasadena. Learn more: https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/23x/special-event/open-source-higher-education
@geant@mstdn.socialThis week, GÉANT hosted a delegation from the Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia, MYREN, Universiti Sains Malaysia, and TIME dotCom at our Amsterdam office.
Discussions focused on our respective organisations, service offerings, capacity planning & the evolving landscape of EU–Asia submarine cable infrastructure.
We also looked ahead to how we can deepen cooperation through both EU–Asi@Connect & the GÉANT Community Programme.
👏 Thank you to our guests for t…
@hex@kolektiva.socialThe US military has always had a massive global advantage against enemies by having bases all over the world. There are bases in every NATO country. This would appear to be a powerful threat to anyone willing to oppose American hegemon, and under normal conditions it would be.
But a lot of those kids serving on those bases joined, not because they love America but, because they needed a ticket out of poverty. They joined for the education, for the money, maybe a bit for the adventure, but, more than anything, to escape the ghetto or podunk backwater that trapped them. Under normal times, this is the best deal they could expect. Maybe they risk their lives, usually they sit around being bored for a few years, and they get to come out with respect and paid college.
But what they are being offered is normal in most of the countries they're stationed in. Free healthcare, cheap or free education, is just what citizens in a lot of countries have come to expect. If the US attacked a NATO country, how many would snap up citizenship if they were given a chance to defect? Bonus points for taking some hardware with you, I'm sure.
But there are some who love their country. There are some patriotic Americans on those bases. Some of them joined specifically to protect the US from all enemies, foreign *and* domestic. Given a chance to fulfill that oath or violate international law, what happens?
There are a good number of former military folks too who now are unsafe in the countries they served, who would do just about anything for citizenship in any EU country and almost any NATO ally. Some of those folks know things they swore an oath to never share, but the country they swore an oath to has betrayed them. Today there's no value in leaking those secrets, but in a war between the US and NATO allies things would be different. Some of those former military folks still believe in their oath, and know exactly who the real enemy is. What happens when there's a real threat of war, when they can use their knowledge to fulfill that oath to protect the US against those domestic threats?
There are a bunch of civilian tech workers who have become targets of the regime. Some of them had clearance, or know about the skeletons in the closet. They know about critical infrastructure, classified systems, all sorts of things that would be extremely valuable to an opponent. But the opponents of the US have always been a frightening *other*, never familiar societies these folks look up to, have visited, have thought about moving to, are trying to escape to.
All I'm saying here is that invading Venezuela and kidnapping the president has a very different calculus than does attacking Greenland. I don't know if Trump or his people are able to understand that, but if he and his folks aren't then I hope European leaders are. But more than that, I hope it never comes down to finding out.
But perhaps we should all think about what we would do to make sure things ended quickly if American leadership ever made such an incredible mistake.
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.depokec: 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
@memeorandum@universeodon.comU of Arkansas withdraws offer to new law school dean because she supported trans athletes (Trudy Ring/Advocate)
https://www.advocate.com/news/education/arkansas-nixes-pro-transgender-academic
http://www.memeorandum.com/260116/p43#a260116p43
@LillyHerself@Mastodon.social
@chiraag@mastodon.online
@qurlyjoe@mstdn.socialThe kids are all right.
Students at Fort Collins middle school hold anti-ICE walkout, protest
https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/education/2026/02/02/students-at-fort-collins-middle-school-h…
@rasterweb@mastodon.socialI hate OpenAI but I had to use Whisper to help someone make accessible content. I hate that I had to use Whisper to do it because it comes from OpenAI.
But I don't know of any other way to get a text transcription from a media file that is free/open. (Besides doing it manually.)
I tell myself because it's for education and accessibility it's okay, but I still don't like it.
#AI
@v_i_o_l_a@openbiblio.social"(In)accessibility in Higher Education and the Myth of the Ideal Academic" by Elizabeth Champion @ De Gruyter Conversations:
https://blog.degruyter.com/inaccessibility-in-higher-education-and-the-myth-of-the-ideal-academic/
@servelan@newsie.socialIsrael deprives Palestinians of proper education by withholding revenues | Israel-Palestine conflict | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/2/13/israel-deprives-palestinians-proper-education-witholding-revenues?traffic_source=rss
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaThe working class is the fundamental force that produces the material conditions necessary for the reproduction of society, and through our collective labor we not only create food, shelter, healthcare, education, transportation, and communication networks, but we also sustain and reproduce the conditions that allow every aspect of social life to continue functioning, so that even those who do not work, whether they are managers, bureaucrats, or capitalists, depend entirely on our labor for …
@fgraver@hcommons.socialOk, so this is a long one…
The first entry of 2026 in my ongoing series of #ThinkingOutLoud about #ArtsPedagogy touches on Dewey, Vygotsky and scaffolding, and the micro-phenomenological interview as outlined by Claire Petitmengin. And tries to tie it all to film education.
…
@primonatura@mstdn.social"Do schools' car-free drop-offs really work?"
#Schools #Education #Cars #Vehicles
@paulwermer@sfba.socialIn the encouraging news:
Rethinking Economics, the movement changing how the subject is taught
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/10/rethinking-economics-student-academic-…
@PaulWermer@sfba.socialIn the encouraging news:
Rethinking Economics, the movement changing how the subject is taught
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/10/rethinking-economics-student-academic-…
@cheryanne@aus.socialLessons In Freedom
Weekly podcast for educators who want to monetise their skills, start a side business, or scale the education business they've already built...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/lessons-in-freedom/ …
@memeorandum@universeodon.comRFK Jr.'s new food pyramid heads to school cafeterias as advocates cry for more funding (Lexi Lonas Cochran/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5689296-rfk-jr-food-pyramid-school-lunch/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260115/p34#a260115p34
@shriramk@mastodon.socialEducation researchers: what are good books by knowledgeable folks (educators, researchers) about how US curricula changed after the "Sputnik moment", and what the lasting consequences were (e.g., did things "revert to norm" in 10 years?)? CC @…
@kctipton@mas.toTiny Texas school district rejects tax deal with $6 billion LNG project | TPR https://www.tpr.org/education/2026-03-06/tiny-texas-school-district-rejects-tax-deal-with-6-billion-lng-project
@markhburton@mstdn.socialReligion has no place in education: it only brings division and ignorance.
We know this from Northern Ireland.
Primary school in Oldham wants to introduce new ‘faith-based’ entry criteria to tackle oversubscription - Manchester Evening News
https://www.
@geant@mstdn.socialA new GÉANT Twinning partnership is underway 🌍
CSC in Finland and Nepal Research and Education Network (NREN) officially kicked off a 6-month collaboration focused on expanding #eduroam coverage, developing REN awareness materials, and building long-term ties.
The two teams will visit each other later this year, with Nepal joining the global R&E community at
@Techmeme@techhub.socialBernstein: 42% of China's 20K humanoid robot shipments in 2025 were education and R&D; data collection and human-robot interaction services each made up 19% (Ryan McMorrow/Financial Times)
https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/rede…
@servelan@newsie.socialGAO: Education Dept's RIF cost taxpayers $28M
https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5718437-gao-education-department-layoffs/
@cdarwin@c.imStudent loan debt tops $1.6 trillion
The average tuition has doubled in the past 30 years.
At the same time, new federal caps on how much parents can borrow for college placing higher education further out of reach for some families.
Against that backdrop, a growing number of schools are making college more affordable
by providing free tuition to undergraduate students from low- and middle-income families.
The movement dates back 20 years but has gained momen…
@v_i_o_l_a@openbiblio.social"The Data Horror Escape Room game as a successful tool for RDM education and engagement"
#ResearchDataManagement
@geant@mstdn.socialYou still have time to submit a proposal for GÉANT Security Days 2026 🔒
Now in its third year, #SecurityDays brings together the #Research & #Education community to share real-world experiences…
@shriramk@mastodon.socialNew talk abstract dropping. I just hope I can write a talk to live up to it by *checks watch* *gulp* Monday.
@memeorandum@universeodon.comU.S. Department of Education Finds California Department of Education Violated Federal Law by Hiding Students' "Gender Transitions" from Parents (U.S. Department of Education)
https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-finds-california-department-of-education-violated-federal-law-hiding-students-gender-transitions-parents
http://www.memeorandum.com/260128/p116#a260128p116
@cdarwin@c.imMore about the scary significance of the Carrington Event on the Sun:
https://geomag.bgs.ac.uk/education/carrington.html
@cheryanne@aus.socialOsteo Talk
Osteopathy Australia's podcasts will continue to deliver clinically relevant education for osteopaths to learn, connect and collaborate and will now include special interest topics and profiles of many leading osteopaths...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.c…
@servelan@newsie.socialStudents learn new skills they’ll need as climate change advances
https://hechingerreport.org/career-education-students-learn-new-skills-climate-change/
@memeorandum@universeodon.comTrump officials loosen strings on federal education money for Iowa. More states could follow (Collin Binkley/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/education-department-iowa-block-grant-mcmahon-trump-bd80ffce0d743e7d77efffc664bb225f
http://www.memeorandum.com/260107/p85#a260107p85
@cdarwin@c.imTrump’s attack on higher education is being driven by a couple of different ideological and material forces.
First and foremost, authoritarian and fascist regimes historically have targeted various sectors of society.
If we look at fascist Spain, fascist Italy, or Nazi Germany, or if we look at Victor Orbšn’s Hungary and his fascist or illiberal regime,
what we see are three sectors that are clearly always identified and targeted.
One is the press,
one is the…
@servelan@newsie.socialTrump’s Education Department has dismissed 90% of student civil rights complaints
https://19thnews.org/2026/02/student-civil-rights-cases-dismissed-trump-education-department/
@servelan@newsie.socialIn setback for Trump, Congress in spending law rejects call to axe Education Department - Cobb Courier
https://cobbcountycourier.com/2026/02/in-setback-for-trump-congress-in-spending-law-rejects-call-to-axe-education-department/
@memeorandum@universeodon.comSenate education chair blasts Mamdani over revocation of antisemitism executive orders (Madina Touré/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/05/senate-education-chair-blasts-mamdani-over-revocation-of-antisemitism-executive-orders-00767556
http://www.memeorandum.com/260206/p83#a260206p83
@geant@mstdn.socialWhat if our networks could do more than just carry data?
In December, the Fibre Sensing Task of the GÉANT (GN5-2) Project, together with SURF @… turned 57 km of live optical fibre into a sensor.
The result? Detecting everything from trams to a plane landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
🎥 Watch Chris Atherton walk us through the experiment.
@cdarwin@c.imLawmakers in Washington state this week approved a ⭐️new income tax on residents making more than $1 million
-- and could spur other states considering similar bills to approve their proposals.
Legislators in the Democrat-led Senate on Wednesday night approved the tax,
-- which will impose a 9.9 percent tax on earners making over $1 million per year and will fund education, prisons, universal school lunches and replace or reduce other taxes, among other things, Democratic l…
@cdarwin@c.imTrump Officials Plan To Drop Army's Preference For Blind Vendors
The decision was approved by Trump’s education secretary,
Linda McMahon,
the former professional wrestling CEO,
according to a notice.
The Education Department oversees what’s known as the "Randolph-Sheppard Vending Facility Program",
which was created during the Great Depression to help integrate blind workers into the U.S. workforce due to discrimination.
An Education D…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comTrump upended the US education system in 2025. It's only the beginning. (Bianca Quilantan/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/04/trump-upended-the-us-education-system-in-2025-its-only-the-beginning-00693857
http://www.memeorandum.com/260104/p45#a260104p45
@servelan@newsie.socialTexas agency accused of violating teachers' speech rights on Charlie Kirk
https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5676406-texas-teachers-union-charlie-kirk/
@memeorandum@universeodon.comRFK Jr.'s vaccine moves put new focus on patchwork of state school standards (Lexi Lonas Cochran/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5677527-rfk-jr-kennedy-cdc-vaccines/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260109/p31#a260109p31
@cdarwin@c.imTwo weeks ago, Casey Means testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee, which is tasked with determining whether her nomination can move to a full vote.
At one point in the hearing, Means seemed reluctant to acknowledge that the flu vaccine is safe and effective,
which Johnathan Cohn of The Bulwark argued in a new article suggested that Means was "tailoring her statements to avoid political blowback."
"That’s a big warning sig…
@cdarwin@c.imIn the mid-20th century,
Mary Cardwell Dawson
broke barriers for Black musicians and performers
as a vocal proponent of musical education
and the founder of the National Negro Opera Company(NNOC),
one of the first professional organizations of its kind in the United States.
Dawson’s multi-decade career eventually led her to the White House,
where first lady Eleanor Roosevelt was so impressed by her efforts that she wrote a personal check in support o…
@servelan@newsie.socialTaxpayers hit with bill as 4,200 corrections needed in Bible-infused education curriculum - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/texas-education-board-approves-4200-corrections-in-bible-infused-curriculum/
@memeorandum@universeodon.comU.S. Department of Education Finds Connetquot Central School District Violated Title VI by Complying with Native American Mascot Ban (U.S. Department of Education)
https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-finds-connetquot-central-school-district-violated-title-vi-complying-native-american-mascot-ban
http://www.memeorandum.com/260122/p154#a260122p154
@memeorandum@universeodon.comU.S. Department of Education Announces Review of Brown University for Potential Clery Act Violations (U.S. Department of Education)
https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-announces-review-of-brown-university-potential-clery-act-violations
http://www.memeorandum.com/251222/p116#a251222p116
