By Tyler Kingkade The head of one of the country’s largest teachers unions called for limits on technology in schools in a speech Wednesday, including blocking most students from using computers in class until they reach third grade, prohibiting student-facing AI in elementary schools and banning “social companion” chatbots until age 16. Randi Weingarten, president of the American
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By Bridget Bowman and Matt Dixon President Donald Trump may be celebrating that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won Tuesday’s Senate primary, but some Republicans now worry that they have a Texas-sized problem on their hands. Paxton, with Trump’s endorsement, handily defeated four-term Sen. John Cornyn in the runoff. Democrats largely viewed Paxton as the weaker candidate because of his many
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In a remarkable demonstration of sustained academic excellence, 10 members of Tuskegee University’s Class of 2026 achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average across all four years—a rare feat that underscores how Tuskegee’s Renaissance Era is demanding unflinching academic rigor while wrapping students in a deeply supportive network of faculty and staff determined to help
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Filing the case in Franklin County Circuit Court last week, a group of anonymously identified students allege that Senate Bill 185 violates the Kentucky Constitution. The students argued that if the law is implemented, it could affect their programs of study at KSU. A group of KSU students, alumni and prospective students filed a federal lawsuit earlier this month
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By Gary Grumbach and Raquel Coronell Uribe Former President Joe Biden sued the Justice Department on Tuesday, urging a federal judge to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of his private conversations with the ghostwriter of his 2017 memoir. The suit stems from a 2024 Freedom of Information Act request by the conservative Heritage Foundation, which later filed its own
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By Ben Kamisar Democrat Johnny Garcia has won his party’s primary in Texas’ 35th Congressional District, NBC News projects, defeating a rival whom party leaders had condemned for antisemitic comments as Democrats look to compete in a district Republicans redrew to their benefit. The district stretches from Austin to San Antonio, the result of Republican efforts
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U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.), co-chairs of the HBCU Caucus, have introduced the Institutional Grants for New Infrastructure, Technology, and Education (IGNITE) for HBCU Excellence Act. The proposed legislation would establish a competitive federal grant program within the Department of Education to support modernization efforts and long-term infrastructure improvements at HBCUs
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Courtesy of Fisk University NASHVILLE — Fisk University Athletic Director Valencia Jordan has been named HBCU Athletic Conference Athletic Director of the Year, according to a social media announcement from the university. “I am humbled to be honored by my peers to be voted the HBCU Athletic Conference AD of the Year,” Jordan said in a statement.
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By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Congressional Black Caucus on Tuesday called on major corporations across the U.S., including those that previously expressed support for voting rights and racial justice, to oppose redistricting efforts by Republican-led states that seek to eliminate majority-Black U.S. House districts. In a letter sent to more than 250 companies, members of the
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The legacy of a fallen U.S. Army captain from south suburban Matteson will live on through a new scholarship. The family of Capt. Antoine Marvin Lewis is carrying forward his mission to support education. Lewis was among 157 people killed in a plane crash in Ethiopia in 2019. His family said he was in Africa to help
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