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Trump visa changes squeeze rural schools relying on international teachers
4+ hour, 38+ min ago (836+ words) A student prepares to leave school, Aug. 13, 2014, southeast of Brookhaven, Miss. Credit: AP/Rogelio V. Solis Like many school systems facing teacher shortages, South Carolina's Allendale County has looked overseas for help. A quarter of the teachers in the rural, high-poverty…...
Massapequa's 'Sal Cal' teaches math and empathy
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (491+ words) Challenger Basketball coach Sal Calderone, right, high fives Sophia Matos during a game at Massapequa High School. Credit: Barry Sloan When parents attend back-to-school night at Massapequa High School, they might be surprised by what ninth grade algebra teacher Sal…...
Even tech skeptics can cheer AI's promise in decoding the 'dark genome"
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (307+ words) Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai speaks about Google DeepMind at a Google I/O event in Mountain View, California, in May 2023.DeepMind's platform works well for predicting some gene functions, but not all of them. Credit: AP/Jeff Chiu Google DeepMind,…...
Jay Rand challenges students with Gauss' classic math puzzle on day one
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (484+ words) Rocky Point High School math teacher Jay Rand sees mistakes as a part of learning. Credit: Newsday/Steve Pfost Rocky Point High School math teacher Jay Rand likes to challenge his students'with a classic head-scratcher on the first day of…...
Exploring interpretable machine learning
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (119+ words) I wouldn't be the scientist I am today without Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's PREP program. A sign at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Credit: Barry Sloan At Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, I am part of PREP, the Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program....