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AI + school is replicating: Is Alpha the future?
Alpha is exporting its AI-empowered "2 Hour Learning" across the country, but will it work if it goes virtual?

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 28, 20253 min read
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Get computers out of class, and don't let AI in
Digitizing classrooms hasn't improved learning. AI will make it worse.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 27, 20252 min read
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When a kid's BFF is a bot
Kids need to interact with human friends -- not endless supportive bots.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 20, 20252 min read
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Food truck lessons: What does a taco cost? How do you turn a profit?
Running a food truck teaches business skills, teamwork and cooking to fifth- and sixth-graders in Texas.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 19, 20251 min read
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If AI kills the market value of a degree, how many colleges will survive?
AI is destroying the value of a college degree -- everyone's cheating -- and taking entry-level jobs from new graduates.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 16, 20252 min read
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You say you want a revolution: NEA votes to call Trump a 'fascist'
The National Education Association will fight for DEI and the U.S. Education Department, and vows to use "fascist" to describe President Trump.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 8, 20252 min read
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Did AI eat your job? Learn to teach
New computer-science graduates could find jobs in teaching, and improve math achievement.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 2, 20252 min read
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A college degree with no heavy lifting: Ohio State will require 'AI fluency'
Ohio State will require students to use AI. Pomona students have formed a no-tech "Luddite Club."

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 11, 20252 min read
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Learn to plumb: New grads are competing with AI for coding jobs
College graduates are having trouble finding entry-level jobs in computer science and finance. Some blame AI.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 6, 20252 min read
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AI can help students improve their writing, without doing it for them, says researcher
AI can critique students' writing and get them to improve without doing the thinking for them, says the designer of "Level Up."

Joanne Jacobs
May 16, 20252 min read
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If AI is doing all the thinking, what's college for?
If a bot does the work for your college degree, the bot will get the job.

Joanne Jacobs
May 8, 20253 min read
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AI will do the thinking, so you never have to think for yourself
Relying on AI could weaken humans' thinking abilities.

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 1, 20252 min read
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AI will replace human teachers in new Arizona charter school
A new Arizona charter will use AI to teach academics. Humans will "guide" children but won't teach.

Joanne Jacobs
Jan 4, 20252 min read
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AI tutoring: The smart get smarter
AI tutoring can help motivated, capable students learn faster, but is worse than a human tutor for most students.

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 1, 20243 min read
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Is everybody cheating?
Cheating is common for college students. Many think A is the only acceptable grade.

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 14, 20242 min read
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AI can make human tutors more effective, but can it help kids directly?
AI tutoring has struggled to work, but a new study shows it can help human tutors be more effective.

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 9, 20242 min read
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Learning is hard, and cheating is easier than ever: What can teachers do?
Teachers can't turn every student into an eager learner, but they can make it harder to cheat.

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 3, 20242 min read
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'Terrible awful no good very bad' advice for teachers
Chicago teachers are getting very bad advice on how to teach with AI.

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 4, 20242 min read
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AI is winning the war on cheating
A majority of students use AI to help write papers, and AI detection tools remain unreliable.

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 2, 20242 min read
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The rise of MEI: merit, excellence and intelligence
Will MEI -- merit, excellence and intelligence -- replace DEI?

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 18, 20242 min read
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