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Gallup: Americans’ Confidence In Higher Education Falls To 38% As AI Doubts Grow

Americans' confidence in higher education slipped to 38% this year, down from 42% in 2025, according to the new Lumina Foundation-Gallup Confidence in Higher Education survey. The drop erases most of the modest recovery colleges saw last year.The survey, conducted in June 2026, f ... Show more

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Common Sense Media Rates Google AI Search An “Unacceptable Risk” For Kids

Common Sense Media's Youth AI Safety Institute has given Google Search's AI Overview and AI Mode its lowest possible rating (an "unacceptable risk" for kids and teens) after seven weeks of testing found the features failed all five of the group's severe-harm "Red Lines," fabricat ... Show more

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