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SoCal Matters
How Educators Are Embracing AI Instead of Banning It
Season 2024
Episode 19
Artificial intelligence (AI) is finding a place in California's educational system, with school districts signing contracts for AI tools like chatbots and automated grading. Teachers are also using the technology in classrooms to create assignments, give students more feedback and improve their learning experiences. Khari Johnson reports on official guidelines and ethics issues for CalMatters.
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The state-funded Small Business Technical Assistance Program retains its $23 million funding.

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Supreme Court grants cities more power to fine people sleeping in public.

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California Legislative Black Caucus promotes 14 reparations bills across the state.

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Imperial Beach faces severe sewage pollution from Tijuana, Mexico.

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Advocates are pushing for greener, shadier schoolyards in LA to combat rising temperatures.

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CA's workers compensation system often denies treatment for firefighters suffering from PTSD.

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Wildfire season is underway in SoCal, where climate change leads to larger, more stubborn fires.

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Bill attempts to restrict police use of facial recognition as the sole reason for search or arrest.

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The Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit against the FDA approval of the abortion pill.

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Is $16 an hour minimum wage enough for workers to afford California's high cost of living?

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In the most recent $12-million voter guide, the bulk of it was devoted to a single ballot measure.

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How should violent patients who assault ER workers be punished?