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The Deputy Commissioner at the New York City Mayor's office, Dilip Chauhan lauded the historic development of observing Diwali as a public school holiday for the first time in its history.

ChatGPT, the popular chatbot from OpenAI that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to answer users' questions, has been cautiously praised by educators as a tool that could revolutionise education. The tool’s personalised responses are what make it so tantalising as an all-knowing digital tutor. Here's why you should beware of ChatGPT teaching your ...

ChatGPT usage has been banned at Sciences Po, one of France's top universities, to prevent fraud and plagiarism. The university said on Friday the school had emailed all students and faculty announcing a ban on ChatGPT and all other AI-based tools at Sciences Po. ChatGPT has already been banned in some public schools in New York City and Seattle, a...

Diwali will be a public school holiday in New York City starting 2023 with Mayor saying this sends a message about the significance of the city's inclusiveness and the "long overdue" step will encourage children to learn about the festival of lights.

New York announced a vaccine mandate for all public school staff, including teachers and principals, Monday as the city escalates attempts to slow the spread of the hyper-contagious Delta variant.

New York City's public schools will begin to reopen for in-person learning on December 7, starting with elementary schools for students whose parents agree to a weekly testing regimen for the novel coronavirus, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Sunday.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said Saturday that public schools in the largest US city would stay closed until the end of the school year as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage, even as the state's governor stressed that the decision was his to make.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Saturday public schools will remain closed for the rest of the school year as the city battles the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.

The US first couple has hardly gotten off to a conventional start. Now, after a period spent apart, it's in for a very public test: life together in the Petri dish that is Washington.

Snow began blanketing northeastern United States on Tuesday as a winter storm packing blizzard conditions rolled into the region, prompting public officials to ask people to stay home while airlines grounded flights and schools canceled classes.

David H. Newman is an emergency room doctor at New York City's Mount Sinai Hospital and an Iraq war veteran. The 45-year-old physician has edited online medical publications, taught at elite medical schools and been featured in the Wall Street Journal and on PBS.

The Houston Independent School District said on Wednesday it had received an emailed threat of violence similar to those made against schools in New York City and Los Angeles this week, but there were no plans to cancel class for its more than 213,000 students.

The divergent choices made by New York and Los Angeles school systems in the face of similar threats, are a sign of the murky calculus that government officials face as they try to protect the public without giving in to the fear terrorists seek to cultivate.

Across the country, schools public and private have scheduled midyear vacations so they could start before the tournament's inaugural game of FIFA World Cup.

A handgun was found in the backpack of a 7-year-old boy at a New York City public elementary school on Thursday, triggering a brief lockdown amid heightened concern about gun violence in U.S. schools, officials said.

The Deputy Commissioner at the New York City Mayor's office, Dilip Chauhan lauded the historic development of observing Diwali as a public school holiday for the first time in its history.

ChatGPT, the popular chatbot from OpenAI that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to answer users' questions, has been cautiously praised by educators as a tool that could revolutionise education. The tool’s personalised responses are what make it so tantalising as an all-knowing digital tutor. Here's why you should beware of ChatGPT teaching your ...

ChatGPT usage has been banned at Sciences Po, one of France's top universities, to prevent fraud and plagiarism. The university said on Friday the school had emailed all students and faculty announcing a ban on ChatGPT and all other AI-based tools at Sciences Po. ChatGPT has already been banned in some public schools in New York City and Seattle, a...

Diwali will be a public school holiday in New York City starting 2023 with Mayor saying this sends a message about the significance of the city's inclusiveness and the "long overdue" step will encourage children to learn about the festival of lights.

New York announced a vaccine mandate for all public school staff, including teachers and principals, Monday as the city escalates attempts to slow the spread of the hyper-contagious Delta variant.

New York City's public schools will begin to reopen for in-person learning on December 7, starting with elementary schools for students whose parents agree to a weekly testing regimen for the novel coronavirus, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Sunday.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said Saturday that public schools in the largest US city would stay closed until the end of the school year as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage, even as the state's governor stressed that the decision was his to make.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Saturday public schools will remain closed for the rest of the school year as the city battles the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.

The US first couple has hardly gotten off to a conventional start. Now, after a period spent apart, it's in for a very public test: life together in the Petri dish that is Washington.

Snow began blanketing northeastern United States on Tuesday as a winter storm packing blizzard conditions rolled into the region, prompting public officials to ask people to stay home while airlines grounded flights and schools canceled classes.

David H. Newman is an emergency room doctor at New York City's Mount Sinai Hospital and an Iraq war veteran. The 45-year-old physician has edited online medical publications, taught at elite medical schools and been featured in the Wall Street Journal and on PBS.

The Houston Independent School District said on Wednesday it had received an emailed threat of violence similar to those made against schools in New York City and Los Angeles this week, but there were no plans to cancel class for its more than 213,000 students.

The divergent choices made by New York and Los Angeles school systems in the face of similar threats, are a sign of the murky calculus that government officials face as they try to protect the public without giving in to the fear terrorists seek to cultivate.

Across the country, schools public and private have scheduled midyear vacations so they could start before the tournament's inaugural game of FIFA World Cup.

A handgun was found in the backpack of a 7-year-old boy at a New York City public elementary school on Thursday, triggering a brief lockdown amid heightened concern about gun violence in U.S. schools, officials said.