Teach For India employs structured training, ongoing support, and collaboration to ensure effective implementation of its curriculum, India & I. Teachers receive initial training on curriculum objectives and pedagogy, followed by regular check-ins, classroom observations, and collaborative brainstorming sessions. The organization also uses a data-driven approach, with regular assessments and reflections to monitor student progress and refine teaching strategies. To assess impact, Teach For India uses the Student Assessment Form, Teacher Reflection Survey, and qualitative insights from student interviews, focusing on 21st Century Skills and Constitutional Values.
https://www.deccanchronicle.com/education/shaheen-mistri-teach-for-india-founder-ceo-1866227A YouGov survey of 500 primary school teachers found that nearly half of them believe up to one in five children are behind their age level in speaking, with the home environment being a major contributor to this issue. The main reasons cited were increased screen time and a decline in conversation at home. Experts like Martin Galway from the National Literacy Trust attribute this decline to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, cost-of-living crisis, and funding cuts for early years services on children's language skills, which are crucial for their literacy development and future success.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14483585/children-speech-teachers-screentime.htmlThe Texas House will debate House Bill 3, a $1 billion education savings account program that prioritizes low-income and special education students. The bill would allocate funds for families to receive 85% of public school funding, with additional support for students with disabilities. Opponents, including the Texas State Teachers Association, argue it could reduce public school funding and impact teacher salaries. An anti-voucher rally is planned outside the Capitol today as lawmakers consider the proposal.
https://www.khou.com/article/news/education/texas-school-voucher-bill/285-a4fd12ae-8aec-4701-bc80-8792e954e712The Department of Education sent warning letters to over 60 American colleges and universities, including Harvard University, Columbia University, and Yale University, demanding they protect Jewish students from anti-Semitism. The letter was issued by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) after a review found that some institutions had failed to address complaints about anti-Semitic incidents on campus. The OCR is investigating several schools, including Stanford University and Princeton University, for allegedly failing to provide adequate support for Jewish students.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14483583/donald-trump-warning-terrorist-sympathizers-colleges-anti-semitic.htmlThe US Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights sent letters to 60 universities, including six Massachusetts institutions - Boston University, Emerson College, Harvard University, Tufts University, University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Wellesley College - warning them about potential "enforcement actions" if they don't comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon expressed disappointment over Jewish students' safety concerns on US campuses, which have been disrupted by antisemitic incidents for over a year.
https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/6-mass-colleges-receive-letter-us-dep-ed-investigation-into-antisemitic-eruptions/4T4B2R5R5BG63F6AP6NWITYTAQ/The company offers a unique marketplace for STM content, combining AI-powered tools with seamless access to open access and paywalled research, enabling organizations to efficiently discover, access, manage, and analyze scientific literature, thereby accelerating the pace of scientific discovery.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/research-solutions-launches-clearinghouse-for-ai-rights-to-scientific-literature-302396676.htmlAI21's Maestro marks a significant advancement in enterprise AI, boosting instruction-following accuracy of paired Large Language Models (LLMs) by up to 50% and ensuring guaranteed quality, reliability, and observability. The technology transcends traditional LLMs and Large Reasoning Models (LRMs), elevating the accuracy of models like GPT-4o and Claude Sonnet 3.5 by up to 50%. Maestro bridges the performance gap between non-reasoning and reasoning models, aligning the accuracy of Claude Sonnet 3.5 with advanced reasoning models like o3-mini. This innovation addresses the limitations of current AI solutions for mission-critical tasks, which often falter in large-scale generative AI deployments.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ai21-introduces-maestro-the-worlds-first-ai-planning-and-orchestration-system-built-for-the-enterprise-302397075.htmlBJP's BC Welfare Chief, R. Krishnaiah, has called on the Telangana government to construct pucca buildings for all government hostels and Gurukul schools, as they have been operating in private buildings with minimal facilities. He also urged the government to clear Rs 4,000 crore dues towards scholarships and fee reimbursement, citing that none of the 295 hostels run by the BC welfare department have their own buildings after 27 years.
https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/telangana/bjps-bc-welfare-chief-calls-for-pucca-houses-1865964Bloomberg Law is revising its honor codes to address the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools among students. The updates aim to prepare law schools for the growing presence of AI in legal research and writing, as generative AI transforms the practice of law.
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