Arts Queensland, the government funding body for the northeastern Australian state, has announced recipients for the 2026-29 funding round, with the total amount of the funding pool being A$39.2 million, a record. - ArtsHub (Australia)
Attorneys for Shira Perlmutter, who is suing the Trump administration for what she argues is her illegal dismissal as U.S. Register of Copyrights, said in a memorandum that “the dots are not difficult to connect” between her office’s report on AI training, her firing the following day, and the administration’s new AI policy. - Publishers Weekly
Oklahoma’s public education superintendent, Ryan Walters, told USA Today and CNN that the 50-question certification exam – which is reportedly set to roll out in the coming days – will ask about topics such as the “biological differences between males and females”, freedom of religion and US history. - The Guardian
Three years later, the AI transformation is just about complete. By the spring of 2024, almost two-thirds of Harvard undergrads were drawing on the tool at least once a week. In a British survey of full-time undergraduates from December, 92 percent reported using AI in some fashion. - The Atlantic
“We hoped to convince them that their paradigm was inhumane and had to change. The housing had to be more robust and more thoughtful about the quality of space and how it can heal.” - The New York Times
"I believe in the power of offering Indigenous people opportunity and space for investigation — both personal and communal. I believe in the power of collective strength to lift the voice of our people, to claim our rightful position as leaders of creativity and aesthetic expression.” - Hyperallergic
Why is the BBC still running this show after “a report which upheld claims against hosts Gregg Wallace and John Torode”? What will be left of the competition? - BBC
“Weeks after last month’s event, the museum network’s chief executive, Steven Knapp, acknowledged to employees that it was a violation of policy, accusing the fund-raiser’s organizers of providing misleading information.” - The New York Times
In her 2025-26 budget, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has proposed a 52% reduction in funding for cultural events and the elimination of the city-county Department of Cultural Affairs — this to help close a $402 million budget deficit. A campaign called Arts Action Miami is rallying supporters to oppose the cuts. - WLRN (Miami)
“The Henry Ford Academy: Alameda School for Art + Design ... is officially closing its doors on Aug. 31. Superintendent Jessica Rae Sánchez informed families … ‘We were recently notified by the Texas Education Agency that our Title I funding for the 2025-2026 school year will be significantly reduced due to low enrollment.’" - San Antonio Express-News (MSN)
Researchers estimate that over 1 million children in the U.S. have been exposed to mindfulness in their schools, mostly at the elementary level, often taught by classroom teachers or school counselors. - The Conversation
The AI takeover of the classroom is just getting started. Plenty of educators are using AI in their own job, even if they may not love that chatbots give students new ways to cheat. On top of the time they spend on actual instruction, teachers are stuck with a lot of administrative work. - The Atlantic
We in the hard sciences do work that is largely apolitical, and we are more oriented toward much-needed objective evaluation of data and merit. Yet, the scientists, and all their life-giving and technology-producing work, are being punished for the sins of others because we all live under one roof. - The Dispatch
The White House’s announced review is a challenge to the Smithsonian, which has traditionally operated as an independent institution and regards itself as being outside the control of the executive branch. - The New York Times
