Author: M Pansare

Warner Bros. Joaquin Phoenix appeared in one of the most successful DC movies of all time with “Joker” and one of the most disappointing with “Joker: Folie a Deux.” But before he put fans through that rollercoaster he actually portrayed a DC superhero. That is, he briefly became a version of Superboy in a show that almost nobody remembers but which is a fascinating snapshot of late-’80s comic book entertainment. Now that the newly-established DC Universe is up and running, DC Studios co-head James Gunn has several choices for what…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses of the union ministries on a proposal for shifting all coal-based industries out of Delhi-NCR to ensure better air quality.In a bid to deal with the persistent air quality crisis in the National Capital Region (NCR), a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi Vipul M Pancholi said it will examine the issue of vehicular air pollution on March 12 based on the suggestions made by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM).It also sought responses of all the stakeholders on the measures suggested by the CAQM to…

Writer-actor Hussain Dalal recently weighed in on the possibility of a ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’ sequel during an interview recently. Addressing Ranbir Kapoor’s comments about Bunny and Naina’s story being “complete,” Dalal noted that while any story can be extended, a sequel should only happen for the right creative reasons, not just for box office success. Dalal, who penned the dialogues for the 2013 original, remains open to the idea but emphasizes that “wherever life takes us, we will go,” leaving the door slightly ajar for a future reunion. For over a decade, fans have been chasing the dream of…

The findings appear in a draft paper that has not yet been published in a peer-reviewed journal and may still be revised. It was publicly circulated by the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics at the University of Chicago this month. As test scores have fallen nationwide while grades have risen, the researchers believe that parents may be underinvesting in their children. “Parents are the key to children’s success,” said Ariel Kalil at the University of Chicago. “What you need is for parents to be making investments in their kids’ skill development, and you need that parental effort to be happening…

The children in any classroom are more than just students, and while an ideal world would see that the controlled safety of a school room would be enough to guarantee good outcomes, the reality is more complicated. If a student has a lot going on at home, or if they are feeling sad, stressed, or worried, it will bleed into their schoolwork. In this article, we take a look at how a student’s overall wellness can shape their educational experience. What Do We Mean By Wellness?Wellness can mean different things. At the most fundamental level, it can include food security,…

By: Rachel Sherman and Katie Yezzi  Across America, school districts pour immense resources into purchasing new curriculum to help boost student outcomes. Yet a critical piece of the school improvement puzzle is often overlooked: ensuring all educators—from classroom teachers to district superintendents—align their efforts with the design and demands of that curriculum.   In too many school districts, leaders are trained to manage, and teachers are trained in pedagogy, as if their work can’t intersect. Yet, when leaders know how to create structures for teachers to do the preparation necessary to implement curriculum, guide them to ensure access for all students…

Key points: Who among us has never copied a homework answer in a hurry? Borrowed a friend’s paragraph? Accepted a parent’s “small correction” that eventually became a full rewrite? Long before generative AI entered the classroom, homework relied on a quiet, fragile assumption that what was submitted reflected independent understanding. In reality, homework has always been open to outside influence. While some students had parents who edited essays or tutors who guided every response, others worked entirely alone. This unevenness was tolerated for decades because it was manageable and largely invisible. Generative AI has made that invisibility impossible. Tools such…

New Delhi: Artificial intelligence may soon help doctors “read” the brain before disease becomes visible. An Indian team has unveiled MANAS 1, a Brain Language Foundation Model built on 60,000 hours of brainwave recordings from more than 25,000 patients, with the aim of enabling earlier detection of neurological and psychiatric disorders.Developed by Intellihealth (NeuroDx), led by neurologist Dr Puneet Agarwal, former Professor at All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, and his team, the model was launched during an AI summit and released as open source on Hugging Face. The project received computational backing under the Indian AI Mission of the…

When I started writing a book about early college and dual enrollment five years ago, my proposed title was High School for Young Hamiltons (neither my family nor the book’s publisher approved). This idea was based on the parallel between the pluck and elan that are characteristic of both the early-college students I worked with and that of America’s hardest-working founding father. Five years after I wrote the book, I had the opportunity to revisit the field for a revised edition, making it appropriate to ask, after Thomas Jefferson’s song in the second act of Hamilton, “What’d I Miss”: How…

geralt / Pixabay   I thought readers might, or might not, find this new regular post useful. Each week, I highlight several sentences, with links to their sources, that I find interesting/concerning/useful.  And they may, or may not, be directly connected to education.  I may also include my own comments or related links. This regular post will join my other regular ones on teaching ELLs, education policy, Artificial Intelligence, infographics, and Pinterest highlights, not to mention sharing of my regular Education Week posts. Here are this week’s sentences: Yet despite the threats from state officials — and the pleas to…