Colleges try to tackle A.I. in the classroom – CBS News Watch CBS News Some colleges are turning to classic tactics to try to keep A.I. out of the classroom. Sales of lined composition test books — known as “blue books” — which students used to use to handwrite essays and answers on exams, are […]
Major USDA cuts cripple food banks, school food programs in North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina — At Riverside High School in Durham, North Carolina, the food is as fresh as can be because most of it comes from local growers. “We receive local shredded carrots, cucumbers, lettuce, because we feel that we need to support people in our own communities,” Jim Keaten, who runs the nutrition program for […]
Faizan Zaki overcomes a shocking flub and wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee
OXON HILL, Md. — Faizan Zaki’s enthusiasm for spelling nearly got the better of him. Ultimately, his joyful approach made him the Scripps National Spelling Bee champion. The favorite entering the bee after his runner-up finish last year — during which he never misspelled a word in a conventional spelling round, only to lose a […]
Trump administration will “aggressively revoke” some Chinese students’ visas, Rubio says
The federal government will begin revoking the visas of some Chinese international students, including those studying in “critical fields,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday — the latest restriction on foreign students. “Under President Trump’s leadership, the U.S. State Department will work with the Department of Homeland Security to aggressively revoke visas for Chinese […]
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Barring Foreign Student Enrollment At Harvard
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from cutting off Harvard’s enrollment of foreign students, an action the Ivy League school decried as unconstitutional retaliation for defying the White House’s political demands. In its lawsuit filed earlier Friday in federal court in Boston, Harvard said the government’s action violates the […]
Trump’s Harvard international student ban could derail Belgium’s Princess Elisabeth’s studies
Brussels — Belgium’s Royal Palace said Friday that Princess Elisabeth, who is first in line to the throne, is waiting to find out whether she can return to Harvard for her second year after President Trump announced a ban on foreign students at the university. The Trump administration on Thursday revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll […]
Harvard president takes pay cut as university attempts to cover frozen funds
Harvard is clearly starting to feel the effect of going toe-to-toe with the Trump administration. The Ivy League university has notified its researchers and students that they will dip into their saving accounts to help cover the gap caused by frozen research funding withheld after the school refused to bow before the whims of the […]
Most Americans disapprove of Trump’s treatment of colleges, a new poll finds
By JOCELYN GECKER and LINLEY SANDERS, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of U.S. adults disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of issues related to colleges and universities, according to a new poll, as his administration ramps up threats to cut federal funding unless schools comply with his political agenda. More than half of […]