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Failing grades soar with AI usage, dwindling math skills in Berkeley CS classes(dailycal.org)
712 points by littlexsparkee | 673 comments
Daily Californian news article reporting rising failing grades in UC Berkeley computer science classes, which professors link to greater AI usage and weaker math skills.
Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions(latimes.com)
850 points by rbrown | 1370 comments
Los Angeles Times news article reporting the June 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down affirmative action in college admissions.
Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO after six decades(latimes.com)
654 points by ValentineC | 499 comments
Los Angeles Times business article reporting Warren Buffett stepping down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway after six decades.
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AI use leads UC Berkeley math professor to see 'no point' in grading homework(dailycal.org)
197 points by romanhn | 305 comments
Daily Californian article reporting that UC Berkeley Fields medalist Richard Borcherds stopped grading homework because widespread student AI use made it pointless.
US High school students' scores fall in reading and math(apnews.com)
496 points by bikenaga | 964 comments
AP News article reporting that US 12th-grade students' NAEP math and reading scores declined, continuing a yearslong downward trend.
The Mathocalypse(scottaaronson.blog)
361 points by 6bitquant | 380 comments
Scott Aaronson blog post reacting to OpenAI releasing hundreds of AI-generated math results, including a claimed proof of Khot's Unique Games Conjecture.
California bans legacy admissions at private universities(nytimes.com)
535 points by JumpCrisscross | 563 comments
New York Times article reporting that California has banned legacy admissions preferences at private universities such as Stanford and USC.
Refusing to teach kids math will not improve equity(noahpinion.blog)
526 points by bankershill | 485 comments
Noah Smith's Noahpinion essay arguing that eliminating or delaying advanced math instruction in public schools will not improve educational equity.
All foster kids in California can now attend any state college for free(themessenger.com)
661 points by pessimizer | 507 comments
News article reporting that California's budget under Gov. Newsom covers tuition, room and board for foster youth at any state university or community college.












