Mark Bauerlein has become disillusioned with the political and academic ideal sometimes called “the free marketplace of ideas,” especially in America’s institutions of higher education.

At Systems Contractor News, we have paid close attention to these advances, in particular at University of Southern California, UNLV, and the role technology and esports plays in higher education.

One of ChatGPT’s selling points is its easy facility with blog entries, term papers and the like; the copy it generates is good enough to have taken some freelance writing gigs away from friends of mine. 

There’s another legislative effort tied to teacher pay that’s advancing through statehouses this spring—eliminating payroll deduction services.

The answer is, of course, complex. AI certainly provides benefits in education contexts, but they’re counterbalanced by notes of caution.

Tensions between the brain, the gut, and the makeup of its microbial inhabitants appear to play a critical role in the development of neurodegenerative conditions.

There is a statewide teacher shortage and an area feeling it the hardest is Clark County. Nevada lawmakers are trying to address that issue by introducing a measure and funds to make it easier for teachers to get licensed.

Defying Beijing’s repeated threats, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy presented a carefully choreographed united front in California on Wednesday against an increasingly powerful and aggressive China.

In a generational breakthrough for organized labor and the Democratic Party’s left flank, former teachers’ union organizer Brandon Johnson was elected mayor of Chicago on Tuesday night.