Education

Barnard College has joined a growing group of institutions embedding artificial intelligence directly into student life. Beginning August 1, students can access Google’s Gemini and NotebookLM through their Barnard email accounts, following a July 29 announcement. The rollout is part of an expanded agreement with Google and was framed as a step toward giving every…

US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon’s nationwide “Returning Education to the States” tour met with visible pushback during its Arkansas stop on Tuesday, as parents staged protests over the state’s recent education reforms.McMahon, joined by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Arkansas junior US Senator Tom Cotton, and state Education Secretary Jacob Oliva, toured Don R. Roberts…

US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon has brought her Returning Education to the States tour to Arkansas, the second stop in a cross-country initiative aimed at spotlighting how states are reshaping K-12 learning when given more autonomy.The 50-state tour, launched in Louisiana earlier this month, is central to the Trump administration’s push to decentralize education…

Marc Andreessen’s journey from UIUC to Netscape and the future of computing. (Getty Images) Marc Andreessen recently predicted that a revolutionary device will emerge to make smartphones feel “old and primitive,” signalling the next transformation in consumer technology. Speaking on the TBNP podcast, the venture capitalist suggested that eye-based, voice-operated, or environmental computing interfaces may…

Career at Uber: How much engineers and data scientists can earn in the US Uber is increasingly investing in talent from around the world, offering competitive salaries for engineers, data scientists, and project managers working in the US. According to recently analysed H-1B visa data obtained from the US Department of Labor, the ride-hailing giant…

H-1B visa selection may shift from lottery to wage-based model under US rule The White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs has approved a proposed rule that could bring significant changes to the allocation of H-1B visas for foreign skilled workers. According to a Bloomberg Law report, the approval indicates that the rule may…

NEET UG 2025 round 1 provisional result released at MCC official website NEET UG 2025 seat allotment result: The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has released the provisional result for Round 1 of NEET UG Counselling 2025 on its official website, mcc.nic.in. The result includes seat allotment details for candidates who participated in the first round…

Dismantling the Department of Education: Linda McMahon’s tour highlights Louisiana’s role. (AP Photo) Education Secretary Linda McMahon has launched a nationwide tour to promote the Trump administration’s goal of dismantling the US Department of Education and shifting control of education policy back to the states. The “Returning Education to the States Tour” begins in Louisiana,…

Why Townsend Harris High School requires handwritten essays to stop AI misuse. (AI Image) An elite high school in Queens, New York, has introduced a new policy requiring students to handwrite their summer reading essays in class, aiming to reduce the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT for cheating. Townsend Harris High…

Parenting in the digital age: Myths and must-knows for tech in schoolwork. (AI Image) If the phrase “screen time” makes your shoulders tense, you’re not alone. Today’s classrooms increasingly blend books with bytes, and that can feel unsettling, especially when your child’s homework involves a tablet, an app, or an AI tool you’ve never used….