Biden's education chief slams 'antisemitic' and 'anti-Muslim' hate, silent on protections for Jewish students

As anti-Israel protests on Columbia University’s campus devolved into anti-Jewish hate, President Biden’s Department of Education spoke out Tuesday after days of silence. Read More

Colleges say AI can be used positively in the classroom

Local colleges say using generative AI like ChatGPT in the classroom ... in a way that it can be used right away.” Sinclair Community College communications department chair David Bodary ... Read More

7 things teachers want you to know about AI in education

Back when you were in school, you might ... educators use education technology every day in the classroom, and students are using AI more every day,” Weingarten says. Those teachers are finding ... Read More

The FAFSA blunders haven’t let up. Now the Education Department has a credibility issue.

What’s more, the “update” the department touted as a victory ... Zachary Schermele covers education and breaking news for USA TODAY. You can reach him by email at zschermele@usatoday.com. Read More

Biden administration unveils new rules for federal government's use of artificial intelligence

"President Biden ... Department alone has more than 685 unclassified AI projects, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. Disclosures from other agencies show AI is being ... Read More

President Joe Biden will unveil his new plan to give student loan relief to many new borrowers

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will announce his ... all remaining debt erased under the department's plan. Loans used for a borrower's undergraduate education would be canceled if they ... Read More

Could AI Give Civics Education a Boost?

When longtime educator Zachary Cote first read about the release of ChatGPT about 15 months ago, he says his first instinct was to be “concerned” about its impact in the classroom, worried that ... Read More

Biden to announce new student loan forgiveness proposals

According to the Biden administration, 25 million Americans who used federal student loans ... their loans after entering repayment," the Education Department said. But some low and middle-income ... Read More

President Biden is now posting into the fediverse

Or whoever is running the Presidential Threads account will, anyway. So far, only Biden’s official POTUS account appears to have toggled Threads’ fediverse integration on. Neither Dr. Jill ... Read More

Biden may hand out green cards to 4,000 illegal immigrants per year

Biden invoked her name during his State of the Union address and referred to her alleged killer, Jose Ibarra, as an “illegal” — only to apologize later and say he should have used the term ... Read More

Jill Biden Denies POTUS is ‘Losing in All the Battleground States’: ‘Obvious That Joe Will Win’

First Lady Jill Biden is denying that polls are showing her husband losing to former President Donald Trump in key states. During an appearance on “CBS Mornings” Wednesday, the first lady was ... Read More

President Biden is using Threads to post to the fediverse. Here's how you can, too

President Biden's official Threads posts can be seen on Mastodon, Friendica, Diaspora, Hubzilla, and a variety of other supported services. On Tuesday, the Threads account for @Potus (President of ... Read More