by Beth Holmes | Dec 19, 2022 | News, Other
A Texas bill is aimed at banning all minors from social media, supposedly for their own good. State Representative Jared Patterson, a Republican from North Texas, has filed a bill meant to require all social media users to be at least 18 years old. “Once thought...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 7, 2022 | News, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Algorithms capable of writing essays are becoming a problem for teachers trying to keep students from cheating. If you get on your favorite search engine and look for help writing essays or homework assignments, many of the top results will be, under clever...
by Beth Holmes | Feb 7, 2022 | News, Teacher Issues
Hackers preying on infrastructure have turned their attention to schools, the very last people who need that kind of stress. In Albuquerque, New Mexico earlier this school year, a ransomware attack locked teachers out of the district’s student database –...
by Supporting Education | Oct 19, 2020 | News, Student Issues
In this strange new school year, more than 50 million U.S. children are learning remotely. And as many as a third of those, approximately 16 million, are thought to have inadequate access to either a usable computer, a reliable internet connection, or both, according...
by Supporting Education | Oct 12, 2020 | News, Student Issues
For many students in the U.S., the new school year comes with online classes, teleconferencing via Zoom, Discord, or other platforms. These online courses are the prudent choice, versus the disease risk of in-person education, but they come with their own stresses,...