Author: Ayana Archie

Ekaterina Goncharova/Moment RF/Getty Images Students are using ChatGPT more than ever — and ChatGPT knows it. Last week, OpenAI launched “study mode” in its chatbot, aimed directly at the student market. It’s meant to behave more like a tutor than a machine that spits out answers; it uses the Socratic method, builds quizzes and creates study plans. The same day, Google announced a suite of study-oriented tools. So, how does generative AI compare to old-school tools like textbooks and online homework helpers like Chegg and Quizlet? Do they still have a place? I first asked ChatGPT: “Would you recommend I…

Kellen and his classmates, including his best friend, Nolan Robbins (left), learn about the structure of the U.S. government with teacher Robyn Fox. Katrina Ward for NPR hide caption toggle caption Katrina Ward for NPR It’s Teacher Appreciation Week — a time when educators often receive apples, mugs and gift cards from students and their families. But union leaders say that, for many teachers, the outpouring of gratitude has not made up for the financial hardships and pressures they face the rest of the year. For years, K-12 teachers have dealt with multiple challenges at underfunded schools, such as low salaries,…

Students help put away supplies at the end of a reading and writing lesson at the Head Start program run by Easterseals, an organization that gets about a third of its funding from the federal government, on Jan. 29, in Miami. Rebecca Blackwell/AP hide caption toggle caption Rebecca Blackwell/AP The Trump administration is considering eliminating funding for the Head Start program, which is dedicated to free early child care services — a move that one advocate says would be “catastrophic.” “This proposal does not reflect fiscal responsibility — it reflects a disinvestment in our future,” Yasmina Vinci, the executive director…