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Coronavirus weaves uncertainty in pre-K [educationdive.com]

On 08/20/2020, in education, face-to-face, funding / grants, health, legislatures / government / legal, youth, by Daniel Christian

Coronavirus weaves uncertainty in pre-K — from educationdive.com
Early childhood programs were particularly hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic, from the immediacy of school closures to future state funding.

Excerpt (emphasis DSC):

In a school year disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, early childhood was particularly impacted. Forced to close their doors, preschool centers struggled to adapt and survive. And state budget cuts due to the recession exacerbated by the pandemic may also impact these programs for years to come.

Now, as many children prepare to start school for the first time, they’ll be doing so without the physical school.
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To help you get up to speed on the issues, we’ve gathered our recent coverage on coronavirus’ impact on early childhood ed in one place.

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“We, as a nation, have to do much better on this issue! It’s not right.” [Christian]

On 08/19/2020, in Daniel S. Christian, digital learning, distance education, education, education reform, education technology, elearning, future, game-changing environment, homeschooling/homeschoolers, human-computer interaction (HCI), ideas, internet, K-12 related, leadership, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning Experience Design, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning spaces, legislatures / government / legal, online learning, parents/guardians, participation, platforms, policy, political science, society, staying relevant, student-related, surviving, teachers, teaching & learning, teaching online, technologies for your home, telecommunications, tools, trends, United States, usability, user experience (UX), vendors, youth, by Daniel Christian

Back-to-School Help for Students Without Internet — from by James K. Willcox
For millions of families, broadband access is a challenge. These resources can help bridge that digital divide.

Excerpt:

“If it wasn’t glaringly clear before, the pandemic has confirmed the vital importance of a broadband internet connection—one that is reliable, affordable, and in some cases, simply available,” says Jonathan Schwantes, senior policy counsel in Consumers Reports’ Washington, D.C., office. “Unfortunately, far too many Americans lack access or are unable to afford broadband.”

A new state-by-state report on America’s K-12 students by Common Sense and Boston Consulting finds that almost 16 million students and 10 percent of teachers lack adequate internet or computing devices at home. Minority households are among the most affected. Though 18 percent of white homes lack broadband, the figure rises to 26 percent for Latinx homes and 30 percent for Black homes. The percentage is even higher among Native American households.

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Though this solid article lists some very helpful resources, we have to do much better than this as a nation! It’s not right. 

My thanks to James McQueen for this resource.

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Jobs & JDs Employment for the Class of 2019 [National Association for Law Placement]

On 08/17/2020, in career development, corporate / business world, law schools, legislatures / government / legal, workplace, by Daniel Christian

National Association for Law Placement -- Jobs & JDs Employment for the Class of 2019 Selected Findings

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Facial Recognition Start-Up Mounts a First Amendment Defense [Hill]

On 08/17/2020, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, Facebook / Meta Platforms, heutagogy, law schools, legislatures / government / legal, lifelong learning, Microsoft, society, staying relevant, the downsides of how people use tech, United States, vendors, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Facial Recognition Start-Up Mounts a First Amendment Defense — from nytimes.com by Kashmir Hill
Clearview AI has hired Floyd Abrams, a top lawyer, to help fight claims that selling its data to law enforcement agencies violates privacy laws.

Excerpts:

Litigation against the start-up “has the potential of leading to a major decision about the interrelationship between privacy claims and First Amendment defenses in the 21st century,” Mr. Abrams said in a phone interview. He said the underlying legal questions could one day reach the Supreme Court.

Clearview AI has scraped billions of photos from the internet, including from platforms like LinkedIn and Instagram, and sells access to the resulting database to law enforcement agencies. When an officer uploads a photo or a video image containing a person’s face, the app tries to match the likeness and provides other photos of that person that can be found online.

From DSC:
Many, if not all of us, are now required to be lifelong learners in order to stay marketable. I was struck by that when I read the following excerpt from the above article:

“I’m learning the language,” Mr. Abrams said. “I’ve never used the words ‘facial biometric algorithms’ until this phone call.”

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A look at what’s next for AI [WSJ]

On 08/15/2020, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, analytics, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, bots, career development, emerging technologies, Facebook / Meta Platforms, geography / geology, law schools, Legal operations, legal reform, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, platforms, policy, political science, society, technology (general), the downsides of how people use tech, tools, by Daniel Christian

A look at what's next for AI -- from the Wall Street Journal
Series of articles regarding what's next for AI -- out at the Wall Stree Journal

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ABA Profile of the Legal Profession for 2020

On 08/15/2020, in career development, law schools, Legal operations, legal reform, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, society, sociology, United States, by Daniel Christian

ABA Profile of the Legal Profession for 2020

The report also measures how far we have to go as a profession when it comes to race. For example, just 5% of all lawyers in the U.S. are African American, even though African Americans are 13% of the U.S. population. And Native Americans are severely underrepresented on the federal bench. Only two federal judges are Native American among 1,386 nationwide (that’s one-tenth of 1%), despite the fact that 1.3% of the U.S. population is Native American. There is a lot to digest in this fascinating compilation of statistics and trends.

Now in its second year, the ABA Profile of the Legal Profession is becoming a standard reference for anyone who wants to understand the legal profession — past, present and future.

— Judy Perry Martinez

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Breaking: In Historic Vote, Utah Supreme Court Approves Sweeping Changes in Legal Services Regulation [Ambrogi]

On 08/14/2020, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, ideas, innovation, Legal operations, legal reform, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, technology (general), United States, by Daniel Christian

Breaking: In Historic Vote, Utah Supreme Court Approves Sweeping Changes in Legal Services Regulation — from legaltechmonitor.com by Bob Ambrogi

Excerpt:

In a historic vote that could set a blueprint for the rest of the country, the Utah Supreme Court has approved the most sweeping changes in a generation to the regulation of law practice and the delivery of legal services.
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The vote creates a two-year pilot of a regulatory sandbox — a regulatory body under the oversight of the Supreme Court, to be called the Office of Legal Services Innovation, whose charge would be to license and oversee new forms of legal providers and services.

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Reflections on an uncertain decade [Susskind & Cohen]

On 08/14/2020, in future, innovation, law schools, Legal operations, legal reform, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, society, technology (general), UK, United States, by Daniel Christian

Reflections on an UnCertain Decade [Susskind & Cohen]

Excerpt:

Richard Susskind and Mark A. Cohen, two of the global legal industry’s most respected names, conducted a series of four live online events titled “The Uncertain Decade.” Each event focused on key industry issues that included: digital transformation and its impact on the legal function, legal education and training, and alternative legal service providers.

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Trends in State Courts for 2020

On 08/11/2020, in law schools, Legal operations, legal reform, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, Michigan, United States, by Daniel Christian

Trends in the state courts for 2020

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The Spanish Flu to Covid-19: How this Pandemic is Pushing Courts to Modernize

On 08/06/2020, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, Access to Justice (A2J), change, changing business models, collaboration, innovation, law schools, leadership, Legal operations, legal reform, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, Michigan, new business models, society, traditional / tradition, United States, by Daniel Christian

 

The Spanish Flu to Covid-19: How this Pandemic is Pushing Courts to Modernize — from legaltalknetwork.com by Bridget Mary McCormack and Daniel Linna

Episode notes:

Even before the global pandemic, Michigan courts were moving more quickly than many others to modernize. Michigan Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack talks with host Dan Linna about accelerating the state’s plans to offer online hearings, online dispute resolution, and to continue efforts to establish e-filing statewide.

Not everything is going smoothly, but McCormack notes some judges are almost current on their dockets. And importantly, she believes that many temporary quick fixes will lead to permanent changes that improve access to justice statewide and increase public trust in the judicial branch.

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“States across the country need to pivot quickly in order to figure out how to create more accessible—and affordable—legal services.” [Zachariah DeMeola ]

On 07/30/2020, in Access to Justice (A2J), computer science, Cost of legal services - including access, law schools, leadership, Legal operations, legal reform, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, platforms, programming, reinvent, society, sociology, technology (general), by Daniel Christian

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Perhaps faculty members and their students in Computer Science Departments across the nation could unleash some excellent products/projects/ideas to make this happen! Talk about Project Based Learning (PBL)! Students and faculty members could have immediate positive impacts on the nation for their work.

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Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt is working to launch a university…[Canales]

On 07/30/2020, in Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, colleges, community colleges, education, emerging technologies, Google, higher education, innovation, learning ecosystem, legislatures / government / legal, professional development, technology (general), United States, universities, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt is working to launch a university that would rival Stanford and MIT and funnel tech workers into government work — from businessinsider.com by Katie Canales

Excerpts:

  • Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is leading a federal initiative to launch a university that would train a new generation of tech workers for the government, according to a OneZero report.
  • The school, named the US Digital Service Academy, looks to rival Stanford and MIT, two established tech talent pools.
  • The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence — an organization created to push the US ahead in the race for artificial intelligence — voted unanimously in a meeting Monday to recommend the university to Congress.
  • Schmidt left his role as a technical adviser at Google in February amid his increased involvement in affairs pertaining to military technology.
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Will the COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally remake the legal industry? [Moran]

On 07/28/2020, in Cost of legal services - including access, experimentation, health, ideas, innovation, law schools, Legal operations, legal reform, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, Michigan, reinvent, society, universities, by Daniel Christian

Will the COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally remake the legal industry? — from abajournal.com by Lyle Moran

Excerpt:

They both note that while the Great Recession was a substantial shock to the economic system, COVID-19 has resulted in the sudden upheaval of society at large. This includes changing how members of the public can access the court system or connect with a lawyer.

“It is really fundamentally disrupting overnight every single component of the legal system, and that is very different than 2008-2009,” says Leonard, who is also Penn Law’s chief innovation officer. “I think it creates enormous opportunities for changing many of the ways we work as lawyers, the ways we provide legal services to our clients and also the ways the justice system as a whole works.”

In the short term, Leonard says the pandemic has resulted in massive “forced experimentation.”

People being sworn in on a laptop

In June, Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice McCormack swore in a cohort of law students via a Zoom conference. Photo courtesy of the Michigan Supreme Court; Shutterstock.

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Florida educators file lawsuit to protect health and well-being of students, educators and communities [feaweb.org]

On 07/20/2020, in distance education, education, face-to-face, health, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, legislatures / government / legal, online learning, parents/guardians, policy, political science, remote teaching and learning, society, student-related, teachers, traditional / tradition, United States, youth, by Daniel Christian

Florida educators file lawsuit to protect health and well-being of students, educators and communities — from feaweb.org, with thanks to Staci Maiers for this resource

Excerpt:

TALLAHASSEE — Along with educators and parents, the Florida Education Association filed suit Monday against Gov. Ron DeSantis, Commissioner Richard Corcoran, the Florida Department of Education, the Florida State Board of Education and Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez to safeguard the health and welfare of public school students, educators and the community at large. The lawsuit intends to stop the reckless and unsafe reopening of public school campuses as coronavirus infections surge statewide.

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Nice to see this posting coming from the legal side of the house…

On 07/18/2020, in Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, Daniel S. Christian, digital photography, digital video, ethics, law schools, legal reform, legislatures / government / legal, policy, society, by Daniel Christian

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