OpenAI is acquiring open source Python tool-maker Astral

OpenAI announced Thursday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Astral, the company behind popular open source Python development tools such as uv, Ruff, and ty, and integrate the company ...
Microsoft

Beyond the blackboard: How AI is empowering teachers and students in the classroom

The morning sun streams through the windows of Presentation Secondary School in Clonmel in Co. Tipperary as students settle into their seats, books open and laptops ready. At the front of the ...
KVUE

UT System adopts new policy limiting discussion of 'controversial' topics in the classroom

AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas Board of Regents voted Thursday morning to adopt a new policy that creates guidelines for teaching “controversial and contested” subjects. The new policy, ...
IEEE

SnapClass: An AI-Enhanced Classroom Management System for Block-Based Programming

Abstract: Block-Based Programming (BBP) platforms, such as Snap!, have become increasingly prominent in $\mathrm{K}-12$ computer science education due to their ability to simplify programming concepts ...