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What Went Wrong With AI Detectors At California Universities?

Millions have been spent to catch plagiarism and AI with tools from education company Turnitin. Is the tech worth it?

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Society

Street Smart? Hop On This Teacher’s Motorbike As He Tries To Enroll Students In Rural Mexico

In Chilpancingo de los Bravo, 14.5% of the population lags in their education. David Teliz Martínez hops on his motorcycle with a microphone and speaker to lure them back to the classroom.

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In The News

When Ukrainian Children And Teachers Come Together In A Polish School

After fleeing the war, many Ukrainian teachers have found new jobs in Poland. But their work involves more than just teaching — they’re helping Ukrainian children adapt to a whole new life.

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In The News

Teachers v. Parents: The End Of Tunisia’s “Golden Age” Of Education

Violence against teachers, poorly received educational reforms, conflicts with parents: In Tunisia, the entire education sector is in crisis.

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In The News

Teacher A Viral Hit In Argentina After Holding Student’s Baby During Class

A high school history teacher has won hearts and minds after carrying a young mother’s baby in class so she could do her work.

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In The News

How The Sexist Politics Of Hair Plays Out In Egypt’s Schools

“I’m not against hijab in principle; I myself wear it,’ says one mother. ‘But I refuse to have my daughter wear it against her will.”

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Ideas Society

A Belgian Professor Grades Remote Learning: C+

The pandemic closed classrooms and pushed the education process online. It was a desperate measure for desperate times that avoided the worst, but shouldn’t be the norm.

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Geopolitics Ideas

As Teachers Unions And Mexican Government Fight, Children Left Behind

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Geopolitics

Why A Syrian School Teacher Joined ISIS

Once a backer of the Free Syrian Army, a harsh reality caught up with this father of three near Aleppo.

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Society

When An Army Trainer Changes Careers To Teach Kindergarten

In Germany, efforts are on to increase the number of male teachers. Here’s the tale of a veteran of the war in Afghanistan who wound up on very different terrain.

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Society

Tweet For Teacher: In Bits And Spurts, Schools Slowly Go Digital

GENEVA – Sami, age 7, is puzzled. On the screen of his iMac, a small Darth Vader orders him to conjugate verbs in the future tense. The boy hesitates at the first question. “You… will likes?” Darth Vader squeaks. Wrong! Sami pulls his grammar book out of his desk, checks it, and corrects his answer […]

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