Tutoring has been welcomed as an answer to COVID learning loss. A new study offers more proof of its effectiveness — but also highlights the challenges of bringing it to scale The 74 the74million.org/as-schools-pus…

MacKenzie Scott is donating $133.5 million to Communities In Schools, which helps millions of kids navigate issues in and outside of the classroom. CEO and program alum Rey A. Saldaña says the organization is now able to think about “expanding to touch more lives and impact more students.”

The pandemic is driving educators away from the profession across the country and nowhere is it more pronounced than in Texas, where bilingual educators are especially impacted. Andy Canales was among those to speak with the Texas Tribune about the issue …w-texastribune-org.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.texast…

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For nearly a year, a group of Latina mothers have come together and developed a shared vision for the type of educational change they want to see from Houston ISD This year, there is an opportunity to help students thrive Read the blog from Andy Canales latinosforeducation.org/2022/02/25/new…

Troubling stat: Only 2% of education nonprofit board members are Latinos. .Latinos for Education is trying to change that. Good news: Professor Ruth M. López (@Ruth13L) and #ForeverCoog Michelle Tovar (@elfia81) have been selected for their board fellowship program!

HISD Superintendent House released a five-year strategic plan. Join us on 3/9 via Zoom to discuss with Dr. Cruz how this plan will impact Latino students & how the community can support #HISD to improve educational outcomes for all children. Register: bit.ly/3HDqi3V

Diverse leadership matters. If you are working and building toward a vision of diverse leadership — and especially if you bring lived experience to your work — we want to hear from you. Share your idea bit.ly/nsvffunding. Deadline is March 28, 2022. #InnovatewithNSVF

There's nothing like seeing familia in person and recently the Latinos for Education network in Houston has come together to connect, laugh and build stronger bonds. Thank you to everyone who's joined us and we look forward to seeing more faces at future events! #ConGanasWeCan

How could something like this happen again? This time, Uvalde. A pall of sadness is washing over me as it has so many times throughout our history. It’s so hard to see the pictures of those sweet little faces, of teachers who lost their lives, of grieving parents and families.

If you’d like to support the victims and families from this devastating tragedy, GoFundMe has curated a list of verified fundraisers that directly benefit the families impacted gofundme.com/c/act/donate-t… #Uvalde #UvaldeStrong #TexasStrong #RobbElementary

U.S. Latino population is a massive untapped opportunity 🗣 $2.6T economy 4.5x faster growth than US economy 26% of all US GDP growth 30% of US real income growth 80% of net new businesses 52% of US population growth 78% of net new laborforce entrants 6x faster population growth

Last night marked a historic day for #HoustonISD! The 7th largest school district in the country implemented simultaneous Spanish interpretation at their board meetings after the 2021 Familias Latinas Por La Educación cohort advocated for this policy change. #ConGanasWeCan

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A professor at Wharton REQUIRES his students to use AI and ChatGPT in his courses. In one assignment, he asks explicitly asks students to *cheat*. "AI is an emerging skill." Here are the rules everyone gets on Day 1:

There are 100s of AI tools coming out every month. The pace of innovation is incredible ― but it's hard to know which tools are genuinely useful. Here are the 10 most valuable AI tools I found last month:

The development of AI is as fundamental as the creation of the microprocessor, the personal computer, the Internet, and the mobile phone. It will change the way people work, learn, travel, get health care, and communicate with each other. gatesnot.es/3FIamPU

Fascinating stat from Superhuman AI’s #AI newsletter. The journey to mass adoption: Electricity took 37 years; ChatGPT, just 10 months. The pace of technological advancement is truly remarkable 🚀 #TechTrends

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!

This demo is insane. A student shares their iPad screen with the new ChatGPT + GPT-4o, and the AI speaks with them and helps them learn in *realtime*. Imagine giving this to every student in the world. The future is so, so bright.