California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) are not on the same page for their proposed debate. Newsom and DeSantis are already polar opposites when it comes to major issues like gun reform, abortion rights, immigration, and education, and have been trading barbs for months. In June, Fox News host Sean…
First Look Cellphone at 50: Its inventor reflects on mobile advances and risks Cellphone inventor Martin Cooper, who placed the first mobile call on April 3, 1973, remains hopeful the technology can transform lives, but he’s also concerned about its impact. “We don’t have any privacy anymore,” Mr. Cooper said at a trade show in Spain.…
First Look ‘Tremendous potential’: Why some disability advocates laud ChatGPT ChatGPT has spurred lively conversations about the role of educational technology. While some colleges and universities are cracking down on ChatGPT, the AI-powered chatbot, other educators believe ChatGPT could help with assisted learning. | View caption Hide caption | Visually impaired student Adam Whitehead has…
For ACA, a cautionary tale about rushing law changes through legislative short cut This is a cautionary tale about the dangers of rushing a major change in health and tax laws through a legislative short cut – one that may prove timely in the current debate over the ACA. | View caption Hide caption I…
Republican governor and presidential aspirant Ron DeSantis has made little secret of his political ambitions to turn Florida — and by extension, the whole of the United States — into the place where, in his words “woke goes to die.” DeSantis’ philosophy of aggressive culture war provocation has made his state the political ground zero…
A school board in Oklahoma recently voted to approve public funding for a Catholic virtual charter school run by local dioceses. When it opens next year, St. Isidore of Seville Virtual Catholic Charter School, named after the patron saint of the internet, will be the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school. Its approval has…
Justice Society When $1 billion isn’t enough. Why the Sioux won’t put a price on land. | View caption Hide caption How do you make reparations for historic harm when money is off the table? To accept cash for stolen land would be to sell out in the purest sense, members of the Sioux say.…