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Ohio schools edit DEI policies ahead of deadline

Ohio State is closing its Office of Diversity and Inclusion and its Center for Belonging and Social Change while eliminating 16 staff positions in those offices.

New AI-based gun detection software aims to protect schools from gun violence

The Zeroeyes AI-based gun detection software connects to pre-existing cameras in a school and can detect weapons with artificial intelligence. Military trained operation experts verify detected weapons, before alerting the school’s staff, security and local 911.

Disappearing Dollars: Texas public schools are missing millions

At a time when public schools across Texas battle huge budget deficits and drastic cuts, Spectrum News has uncovered millions of Texas public school tax dollars being diverted out of state.

New York’s rural school districts say they’re at a critical moment

Depending on how legislators respond to their needs, these school systems will either remain vibrant economic and social incubators that prepare children to rebuild the state’s rural culture or those same children could end up with lives of diminished opportunity.