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America’s public schools are still promoting devices with screens — even offering digital-only preschools. The rich are banning screens from class altogether.
The New York Times: The digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected Read More »
An array of recent books have studied what happens when AI is entrusted with more serious problems than what to watch on Saturday night: how to hire the best employees; how to ensure robust public debate online; where to dispatch the police; whom to jail and whom to free.
Wired: Algorithms can be a tool for justice- if used the right way Read More »
“Equalizing turnout across the population would be the single best thing we could do for our democracy, and probably for our country in the near term,” said Adam Bonica, a political scientist at Stanford.
The New York Times: What if everyone voted? Read More »
Obama administration prevented the bank from expanding as punishment for violating banking rules.
Bloomberg: The U.S. secretly halted JPMorgan’s growth for years Read More »
Our government is run by rich people — and it benefits them the most.
Vox: Working-class people are underrepresented in politics. The problem isn’t voters. Read More »
“What happened here is so horrific, it strikes at the core of injustice.”
Vice: These dirty cops framed random black people to pad crime stats Read More »
In Atlanta and other racially segregated cities, the education system is stacked against African Americans competing for STEM careers. If Amazon picks the city for its second headquarters, things could get even worse.
The Atlantic: The black struggle for technology jobs Read More »
VC pathways launches early-stage sessions in three cities.
State bank regulators on Thursday will sue a federal agency that they say is overstepping its bounds by offering national bank charters to financial technology startups.
Politico: State regulators set to renew legal fight over federal charter for fintechs Read More »
Trump is not the reason she’s running, she says, even if he was “a catalyst in some ways” to her getting involved. She wants to give people something to vote for, not against, she said.
Public education and its traditions united communities. But “school choice” could put that legacy at risk.
The Atlantic: How high schools shaped American cities Read More »
Consumers with a low FICO could get a higher UltraFICO, a new score that factors in bank-account activity as well as loan payments.
By picking one promising kid in a neighborhood to give a scholarship, you’re not really changing the structures and systems that shape lives.
The New York Times: The neighborhood is the unit of change Read More »
Poorer people are less likely to go straight to a news site, and the researchers found no online news brand that was read by significantly more poorer people than wealthier people.
