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What we're reading this week: September 5, 2024

The Education Gadfly
9.5.2024
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  • Investing more in apprenticeships could make a huge difference in launching the careers of young people across the country. —Heather Long, The Washington Post
  • The closure of several Rochester public schools shook the community to its core. This is just one example in a nationwide trend of declining enrollments and closures. —Alec MacGillis, The New Yorker
  • What separates human brains from artificial intelligence? One computer scientist says it’s educability, or the ability to improve our minds by connecting old knowledge to new knowledge. —Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker
  • FX’s new show, “English Teacher,” uses comedy to expose the dark underbelly of public education—including the dangers of social media, cancel culture, and ineffectual administration. —John Anderson, Wall Street Journal
  • In a world increasingly driven by knowledge and technology, the U.S. is falling behind—and it’ll continue to do so until greater investments are made in education and technology. —Amy Zegart, Foreign Affairs
  • In 2020, Trump’s 1776 Commission sought to teach students a more “patriotic” story about slavery in the U.S. Though the commission was shut down, the debate over how to teach children about race in American history continues. —The Washington Post
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