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[SoDu Reading Room] Can AI Get Away with Price Fixing?
In the latest SoDu Reading Room installment, we check out an article in The Atlantic written by Roge Karma that explores concerns about RealPage, a service powered by artificial intelligence that could lead to AI price fixing – and possibly untouchable by laws that apply to humans engaging in the same practice. Here are five…
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[SoDu Reading Room] Could Increased Physical Activity Mean Mentally Healthier Durham Kids?
North Carolina students’ mental health is improving as they become more physically active, according to the results of the 2023 NC Youth Risk Behavior Surveys (YRBS) presented to the State Board of Education. After nearly a decade of declining physical activity and mental health metrics, the new data shows positive trends in both categories. The…
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[SoDu Reading Room] How Effective Are Education Innovations?
In the latest SoDu Reading Room installment, we check out an article shared by KQED that was written by Jill Barshay and produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. The short version: Federally funded education innovations don’t seem overwhelmingly effective for students, with about 26%…
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[SoDu Reading Room] EPA Aims to Make NC Drinking Water Safer
Our latest installment of SoDu Reading Room comes courtesy of Durham’s own Lisa Sorg, a tireless environmental journalist, writing for NC Newsline. In this monumental development, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will formally regulate PFAS in drinking water. What Does PFAS Mean? PFAS stands for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances. These are a large group of…
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[SoDu Reading Room] Facts Don’t Have Two Sides
Our latest installment of SoDu Reading Room turns its attention to Chris Quinn, editor of Cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer, who writes about the challenges and responsibilities of journalism in the current political climate. He addresses criticism from readers who question the publication’s treatment of Donald Trump and other politicians, with some accusing the media…
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[SoDu Reading Room] Exploring the Private School Voucher Controversy
On our radar for the first installment of SoDu Reading Room is an article by my former Herald-Sun colleague Greg Childress, who now covers education for NCNewsline.com. For this piece, he writes about Gov. Roy Cooper’s increasing criticism of North Carolina’s private school voucher program, which Cooper has called a “reckless waste of taxpayer money.”…
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