On a rainy morning this past January, Roosevelt Avenue in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens was a stream of yellow cabs, honking buses and weaving cyclists. Nearby, a film crew peering out the windows of a Chinese pharmacy discussed how to make all of that invisible. The film it was …
Read More »Nevada Asked A.I. Which Students Need Help. The Answer Caused an Outcry.
Nevada has long had the most lopsided school funding in the country. Low-income districts there have nearly 35 percent less money to spend per pupil than wealthier ones do — the largest gap of any state. A year ago, Nevada set out to improve on that dubious status with some …
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