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Over 200 California bar exam candidates go from failing to passing after scoring changes.

Over 200 California bar exam candidates go from failing to passing after scoring changes.

More than 200 individuals who took the February California bar exam will see their scores shift from “fail” to “pass” after the state’s bar committee approved a new scoring adjustment. This change impacts 230 examiners and is part of California’s ongoing efforts to address the issues that arose during the problematic February test, which was […]

University of Chicago professor canceled the midterm exam and urged students to participate in the protest against Trump’s ‘authoritarian’ actions.

An email sent to students at the University of Chicago indicates that statistics professors have urged their students to participate in a protest against the Trump administration after they cancelled their midterm exams. Yali Amit, teaching machine learning and large data analytics, informed students that the midterm would be scrapped and instead be treated as […]

U. of Minnesota Wrongfully Expelled Ph.D. Student for Using AI on Exam

A doctoral student in health economics is suing the University of Minnesota, claiming that he was unfairly exiled after being accused of using AI in the exam. MPR News Report The Haishan Yang, 33 years old, a third-year doctoral student in the University of Minnesota Twin City Health Economics Program, was mistakenly expelled in November […]

Contract for controversial SHSAT entrance exam into ‘elite’ NYC public schools granted with panel vote

A five-year, $17 million contract with the company that administers the city's controversial vocational high school entrance exam was finally approved Wednesday after a much-anticipated but much-delayed vote. The city Department of Education's Education Policy Committee voted at a meeting Wednesday night to renew the contract with Pearson, the education company that has administered state-mandated […]

Could your next physical exam be performed by a robot finger?

Researchers have made remarkable advances in robotics, particularly with the introduction of human-like robotic fingers that can perform routine medical exams similar to those performed by doctors. Developed by the University of Science and Technology of China, this innovative device aims to revolutionize healthcare by addressing the growing shortage of trained medical professionals and reducing […]