Today in News History

On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1927, Theodore Maiman, American-Canadian physicist and engineer (died 2007) was born. In 1943, Howard Gardner, American psychologist and academic was born. In 1954, Julia King, English engineer and academic was born. In 1956, Amitav Ghosh, Indian-American author and academic was born. In 1960, Congo Crisis: The State of Katanga breaks away from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In 1971, Leisha Hailey, American singer-songwriter and actress was born. In 1987, Yaakov Yitzchok Ruderman, American rabbi and scholar (born 1901) passed away. In 1994, Gary Kildall, American computer scientist, founded Digital Research (born 1942) passed away. In 1999, Jan Sloot, Dutch computer scientist and electronics technician (born 1945) passed away. In 2015, Satoru Iwata, Japanese game programmer and businessman (born 1959) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Digital Fluency for Students: How Teachers Can Close the AI Gap

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July 9, 2026

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Curious about digital fluency? Learn what it means, why it matters for K-12 students, and where to find free curriculum to teach it this year. The post Digital Fluency for Students: How Teachers Can Close the AI Gap appeared first on Class Tech Tips.

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ASCD SmartBrief

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· Jul 1, 2026

ISTELive: Exploring digital spaces, a "walled garden" of resources, and how libraries open students' worlds

Students need AI skills to safely explore today's complex digital landscape, said Toronto District School Board program coord -More-

EdTech Magazine: K-12

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· Jul 6, 2026

ISTELive 26: What Does an AI-Ready Graduate Look Like?

As artificial intelligence’s capabilities continue to make themselves evident in the classroom, the technology is quickly moving from a novelty to a necessity. To that end, at the ISTELive 2026 conference in Orlando, Fla., the organization unveiled its expanded Profile of an AI-Ready Graduate. Joseph South, chief innovation officer for ISTE+ASCD, said that in identifying trends and themes involving AI in teaching and learning, his team noticed a gap. While early frameworks focused on AI literacy, teaching students the fundamentals of AI and how to interact with it, guidance didn’t go much

TechCrunch

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· Jul 8, 2026

Why this CEO thinks video games make better training data than the internet

When it comes to achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI), large language models just don’t have what it takes. Models like ChatGPT and Claude are great at text, but they’re less skilled at understanding how things actually move through space and time — an essential skill for producing intelligence that generalizes. That gap, it turns out, might be filled by gaming data. That’s the bet behind General Intuition, a []

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· Jun 28, 2026

Liberal education in the U.S., the AI challenge and the pope * WorldNetDaily * by Peter Berkowitz, Real Clear Wire

Source link At a mid-April dinner at a D.C. think tank, I was asked to offer a few words on education and artificial intelligence. I observed that constantly improving AI

DNyuz

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· Jul 11, 2026

AI-enabled cheating is forcing some schools to go analog

Felix Kästle/picture alliance via Getty Images Colleges are trying to adapt to the rise of AI and promote students’ independent thinking. The University of Chicago Law School just rolled out an in-class laptop ban for first-year students. As AI becomes more integrated in the legal profession, educators are struggling to strike a balance. AI is []

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· Jul 9, 2026

OPINION: The days of ‘good guy’ capitalists are over. College students are right to turn against the tech elites

The students booing artificial intelligence at commencements across the country are not just worried about jobs. They have learned an urgent lesson from the not-so-distant past. They know that the familiar promise of empowerment and creativity will continue to give way to the pathologies of the online surveillance economy: viral slop, commercial manipulation and addictive [] The post OPINION: The days of ‘good guy’ capitalists are over. College students are right to turn against the tech elites appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Related coverage for "Digital Fluency for Students: How Teachers Can Close the AI Gap": ASCD SmartBrief — ISTELive: Exploring digital spaces, a "walled garden" of resources, and how libraries open students' worlds. EdTech Magazine: K-12 — ISTELive 26: What Does an AI-Ready Graduate Look Like?. TechCrunch — Why this CEO thinks video games make better training data than the internet. OpsLens — Liberal education in the U.S., the AI challenge and the pope * WorldNetDaily * by Peter Berkowitz, Real Clear Wire. DNyuz — AI-enabled cheating is forcing some schools to go analog. The Hechinger Report — OPINION: The days of ‘good guy’ capitalists are over. College students are right to turn against the tech elites