Cyber charter funding isn’t the problem — Pennsylvania’s unequal school spending is | PennLive letters

With per-pupil costs ranging from $15,517 to $50,237 across districts, the real issue is systemic inequity, not how we fund ...

Pa. could ban phone use in schools. When the rules would take effect.

If Pennsylvania approves the bill, it would join 26 other states that already require schools to impose bell-to-bell phone ...
Computer Weekly

Inside FDP – part 1: Understanding the problems facing NHS data

Inside FDP is an exclusive series of articles written by the former deputy director of data engineering at NHS England, Tom Bartlett, who led the 150-person team that built the Federated Data Platform ...

What can Big Tech do for you? A Pa. township facing a data center project is trying to find out

Supporters of the data center project in Middlesex Township tried to reset the court of public opinion Wednesday night, as ...
Wired

Using AI for Just 10 Minutes Might Make You Lazy and Dumb, Study Shows

Using AI chatbots for even just 10 minutes may have a shockingly negative impact on people’s ability to think and problem-solve, according to a new study from researchers at Carnegie Mellon, MIT, ...
phillyvoice.com

Starting in June, Pa. drivers caught using cellphones will be fined $50

Starting June 6, drivers in Pennsylvania will face $50 fines if they're stopped for using a cellphone or other handheld device while behind the wheel. A warning period in which there are no penalties ...
YDR

How the DEP controls Pa.'s biting black flies: 'It's an ongoing thing'

Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) runs a suppression program to control black fly populations. Black flies, also known as biting gnats, returned to the state's waterways ...