FCC considering changes, possibly ending, program that offers discounted internet to schools, librariesA federal program that has paid out billions of dollars to local schools and libraries to offset the cost of internet service is in danger of being curtailed or even eliminated, leaving district administrators and library officials concerned about how they would bridge the financial gap. The E-Rate program, overseenPittsburgh Tribune-Review2d agoWhole story →CultureTechnologye rate program review
How the Smithsonian is using AI to connect artifacts from the American RevolutionThe Smithsonian Institution is using artificial intelligence to better understand its collection related to the American Revolution. The project is called Revolution Crossroads, and it aims to help the public and scholars connect objects across institutions such as the Library of Congress. The review was launched in the spring, and the goal is to uncover…The Atlanta Journal-Constitution3d agoWhole story →CultureTechnology
Bill naming Churchill Museum a landmark heads to Trump deskMuseum at Westminster College in Fulton marks site where legendary British Prime Minister Winston Churchill gave historic "Iron Curtain" speechSt. Louis Post-Dispatch5d agoWhole story →CultureGovernmentchurchill museum landmark bill
Missouri Supreme Court hears arguments over school library contentCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Association of Librarians asked the Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday to uphold a lower court's ruling that deems a law on sexually explicit materials in schools unconstitutional. The law in question is Senate Bill 775. The bill went into effect in August 2022 and addressed sexual assault and school materials.ABC17News.com13d agoWhole story →CultureEducationS 775missouri library content law appeal
Bill Ruehlmann dies; longtime reporter, columnist at The Virginian-PilotBill Ruehlmann joined The Ledger-Star in 1977 as a features writer, writing about everything from his ride on a rodeo bull, to classic crime writers (and detectives), to the Holocaust memorial museum in D.C., to his kids. Later he became a columnist covering books and was a professor at Virginia Wesleyan College.Norfolk Virginian-Pilot13d agoWhole story →CultureJustice
State argues federal judge’s ruling that bans Ten Commandments displays in Arkansas public schools was wrongST. LOUIS -- Attorneys for the state of Arkansas made their case Tuesday for reversing a district judge's ruling that a law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom and library in the state is unconstitutional.Arkansas Online14d agoWhole story →CultureJusticeten commandments school display ruling appeal
California governor signs laws aimed at protecting children from risks of social media, AI chatbotsCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom joined his wife and state lawmakers at a children’s museum near San Francisco to stress the importance of protecting kids at a time when they have such easy access to social media and AI chatbots.The Boston Globe26d agoWhole story →CultureTechnologyGavin Newsomcalifornia social media laws signed
New Library of Congress archive safeguards nearly 500 personal stories from 9/11The Library of Congress has placed nearly 500 firsthand accounts from 9/11 survivors and responders online for the attack’s 25th anniversary.WJLA27d agoWhole story →CultureTechnology
