by Finley Williams | Nov 7, 2026 | AI, big tech, Chicago Teachers Union, education, equity, News, Race, Schools, Technology in classrooms
When high school librarian Tara Donnelly talks to her classes about how AI has changed online search, she always starts with one question: “What is Google’s main goal?” Students generally reply, “give you information,” or “tell you the answers to things” — until someone hits the nail on the head and ventures, “Make money.” Donnelly, a member of the AI working group in the Chicago…
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by Melissa Manno | Jul 14, 2026 | AI, education technology, Native Americans, New York, News, reservations, robotic human, Technology in classrooms
When students return to school this fall in the Salamanca City Central School District in Western New York, a new kind of teacher will be ready to greet them. The small, rural district located on the Seneca Nation reservation is set to be one of the first in the country to put a humanoid robot in a classroom. It will not replace the classroom teacher, but is programmed to provide learning support…
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