TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas could soon offer up to $5 million in grants for schools to outfit surveillance cameras with artificial intelligence systems that can spot people carrying guns. But the governor needs to approve the expenditures and the schools must meet some very specific criteria. The AI software must be patented, “designated as qualified
When I was a kid, I would sometimes ask my parents for money. Call me crazy, but I didn’t really care how much came from my mom versus how much came from my dad. I cared about whether or not I could afford to buy the latest Tribe Called Quest tape and whether I was
Diego is a high school student in Lafayette. Despite his brilliance and creativity, he may not graduate. His challenges are many: unstable housing (he lives with his aunt), learning English, and mental health issues. “Last year he was often absent or visibly overwhelmed with anxiety and depression,” his English teacher Karen Amadon told a committee
With less than a month left in the legislative session, how Colorado funds its schools could change. Colorado hasn’t significantly changed the formula used to fund schools in three decades. Multiple attempts to change it have failed, but the duties of schools have changed radically during that time with schools enrolling children with significantly more