(RNS) — This December, Christian congregations will belt “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” and priests will wax poetic about Old Testament prophecies. As they do so, a group of Jewish, Christian and Muslim educators is calling on them to examine where antisemitic ideas might be lurking undetected. On Wednesday (Dec. […]
Month: December 2022
An education executive policy committee for Gov.-Elect Wes Moore held a virtual meeting Dec. 13. Screenshot. Liz Zogby of Baltimore City said the recently adopted Blueprint for Maryland’s Future education plan doesn’t include support for children with intellectual and cognitive disabilities. Her 12-year-old child has Down Syndrome. As a co-lead […]
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA — The Campbell University School of Law will no longer participate in the U.S. News and World Report’s Best Law Schools ranking. Dean J. Rich Leonard announced the decision to faculty, staff and students on Monday in an email. Leonard’s statement cited concerns with both the ranking’s […]
“We made much less development than predicted on inflation,” Powell reported at his submit-conference press convention. “I simply cannot explain to you confidently that we will not go up our estimate of the peak [interest] fee yet again.” The news comes even amid hopes that inflation, which has gripped the […]
The number of Americans filing first-time claims for unemployment benefits rose by 4,000 to 230,000 last week, the Labor Department reported on Thursday. The four-week moving average, meanwhile, was 230,000 – up 1,000 from the prior period. The weekly number was in line with estimates of 230,000 and compares to […]
The emergence of artificial intelligence chatbots that can complete students’ assignments will lead to a crisis in learning, forcing educators to rethink schooling entirely, a former teacher said. “The introduction of new artificial intelligence technologies into schools that enables students to auto-generate essays has the capacity to blow up our […]