The Friday Flicker · Issue #11
LEAD Students Find Useful 'Thought Partner' in AI
Good evening,
This week, we began a three part series examining AI in the classroom by profiling a middle school program that's using AI as a thought partner for students.
We also have two very different stories on proposed public charter schools. Leaders in Memphis unanimously approved two new charter schools while Nashville leaders turned four down.
Also in this issue, Senator Marsha Blackburn's team fires off a cease-and-desist letter over an attack ad it claims may violate Tennessee's AI disclosure law.
The Lead
LEAD Students Find Useful 'Thought Partner' in AI
By Sky Arnold
LEAD's summer Alpha AI Program introduces students to AI as a tool to improve their ideas.
Read the full story →Also in this issue
Two New Public Charter Schools Approved in Memphis
Board members unanimously voted in favor of the Urban Dove schools and expressed some support for a third charter applicant.
Sky Arnold
Board of Education Denies Highest-Rated Charter School Applications Since 2014
The decisions could lead Metro Nashville Public Schools to hand over charter approvals to the state.
Jacob Holley
Senator Blackburn Threatens Lawsuit Over Possible AI-Generated Attack Ad
The advertisement includes claims that Blackburn’s campaign calls a ‘calculated attempt to deceive viewers.’
Firefly Staff
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