ORLANDO, Fla. — School districts across Central Florida continue to report budget shortfalls. They claim the main reason is growing participation in the state’s Step Up program. Step Up provides ...

Jeff Dean, Google’s chief scientist and a UW alum, addresses Allen School graduates Friday at Alaska Airlines Arena. (UW Photo / Matt Hagen) Jeff Dean was a University of Washington graduate student ...

As rampant AI use accelerates a crisis in education, University of California professors are pleading with leadership to reinstate college-entrance exams, The Wall Street Journal reports, claiming ...

Aspiring computer scientists learn to craft algorithms and software systems more complex than most internet users could ever understand, yet their class loads often lack the human connection that’s so ...

It’s a weird time to be studying computer science. Recent grads have a higher unemployment rate than those in just about every other major—yes, even philosophy. The internet is littered with rants ...

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Foot discomfort can significantly impact daily routines and overall well-being. Signal Step is a drug-free wellness insert designed to help reduce foot discomfort. According to company data, many ...

When I left the classroom 12 years ago, computer science was still treated like a niche pursuit, something for the few. Today, it’s the engine of change across every sector. In K–12 education, it is ...

I used to teach high school science in Oklahoma, and one day I brought in a stalk from a cotton plant with bolls of cotton still attached. Students asked me why I glued cotton balls to a stick. My ...

Derek Do, a third year computer science major, outside the Gates-Dell Complex at the University of Texas at Austin on April 15, 2026. Anxiety is in the air at computer science programs on university ...

Read other stories from the "These stories were not AI-generated" special edition here. As artificial intelligence reshapes industries at a rapid pace, computer science students are entering a more ...

Shira is eager to hear from college students and their families about how you’re feeling about the job market. Drop her a line at shira.ovide@washpost.com. A lot of students took the advice to learn ...