Half Moon Bay
Half Moon Bay, CA · Education
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Contra Costa Herald
More than 1,000 register for “Building Trades Parents Night” to explore college alternatives
As AI reshapes the Bay Area job market and raises questions about the future of white-collar careers, more than 1,000 Contra Costa parents and students have signed up to explore alternatives to a traditional four-year college degree at “Building Trades Parents Night” at Concord High School, Wednesday, Nov. 4 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The event highlights well-paying careers in the building trades and gives students and parents an opportunity to meet trade professionals, try hands-on activities and learn how apprenticeships provide training and a pathway to rewarding careers.
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KRON4 News
SF and Palo Alto schools investigated for ‘Wheel of Privilege’
(KRON) — The U.S. Department of Education’s Student Privacy Policy Office opened investigations into two Bay Area school districts for allegedly violating parents’ rights. Some students were instructed to participate in “Wheel of Power/Privilege” activities as part of ethnic studies and answer very personal questions, according to USDE. Palo Alto Unified School District and San […]
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TechRadar
UC Berkeley professor calls time on homework grades as students are increasingly cheating using AI
Berkeley professor Richard Borcherds says he no longer grades homework The renowned mathematician stated that it is amost impossible to spot a human written submission among those created with AI Grading in Borcherds’ classes are now conducted with in-person exams, completed without resorting to electronic devices Professor Richard Borcherds of the University of California, Berkeley, has revealed he has abandoned grading homework for his math students. The decision appears to have been made following an improvement in AI-produced homework, which has left educators unable to spot human-penned submissions from those completed using AI. British-born Borcherds – whose award-winning work includes infinite-dimensional algebras and is currently researching quantum field theory – has determined that his students will be assessed using traditional exams, without reliance on electronic devices. The decision follows Berkeley’s previous evaluation of AI detection software that it found was unreliable, and prompted the university to allow professors to formulate their own AI policies within the course syllabus. "Grading for correctness" AI has changed the game as far as educators are concerned. While some appear content to let students submit work produced however they see fit, others are taking a more determined approach. Professor Borcherds has clearly seen a change
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Kennedy High School ‘Golden Era’ Basketball Players Honor Former Coach
Decades after the girls’ basketball program at John F. Kennedy High School in Granada Hills cemented its place in school history by winning multiple league titles and city championships over nearly a decade, six former players got together to honor their former coach Craig Raub. “I wanted him to...