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1859

1859-01-01 “Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity” ~ Horace Mann

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMZphcqKX_c&list=WL&index=2

2023

2023-06-06 The nation faced a teacher shortage and severe burnout.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj_UWp8Y5D4&list=WL&index=3

2025

2025-04-23 Trump signed an executive order encouraging greater AI use in schools.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/advancing-artificial-intelligence-education-for-american-youth/

https://www.ai.gov/initiatives/education

https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-issues-guidance-artificial-intelligence-use-schools-proposes-additional-supplemental-priority’

https://www.afterschoolalliance.org/afterschoolSnack/Executive-Order-seeks-to-expand-AI-education_05-02-2025.cfm

https://whiteboardadvisors.com/executive-order-aims-to-improve-ai-literacy-in-k-12-schools/

2025-06-10 An MIT essay study suggested students using ChatGPT experienced “cognitive debt.”

https://time.com/7295195/ai-chatgpt-google-learning-school/

https://www.media.mit.edu/publications/your-brain-on-chatgpt/

2025-12-03 A Colorado Springs teacher was indefinitely suspended after she disclosed upcoming revisions to limit teaching about anti-slavery activism or contributions of Frederick Douglass.

https://www.koaa.com/news/covering-colorado/education/colorado-springs-district-11-teacher-fights-to-get-job-back

https://www.fox21news.com/news/d11-fifth-grade-teacher-could-lose-her-job/

2026 March

2026-03-26 Melania Trump presented humanoid “educator” robots as teacher replacements.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/melania-trump-welcomes-humanoid-robot-white-house-historic-ai-summit

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/melania-trump-robot-humanoid-robot-white-house-video-rcna265192

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7cANDrarDc&list=WL&index=2

2026 May

2026-05-22 Teachers revolted against I-Ready; a private-equity-backed software used in education.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQALEGHg_Ls&list=WL&index=9&t=80s

2026 July

2026-07-18 Sex-bot company RealDoll pivoted to Realbotix and wants to market selling adult companion teachers for classrooms. The company is testing the idea out on a Seneca Nation New York township with a median income of $30K.

https://kotaku.com/realdoll-sex-dolls-realbotix-ai-teachers-crypto-new-york-2000716625

https://mashable.com/tech/new-york-school-testing-robot-teacher

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_Nation_of_Indians

2026 August

2026-08-27 After a superintendent gave a politically loaded speech in Cobb County hundreds of teachers walked out in protest. Afterwards the school district forced teachers who didn’t align with the superintendent to explain why they walked out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-Ctt6NEZXM&list=WL&index=1

https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2026/08/27/nearly-200-teachers-being-questioned-after-walking-out-cobb-county-superintendents-speech/

FEB 13 2026 ARTICLE WHEN THAT SAME SUPERINTENDENT CLAIMED SCHOOLS ARE POLITICALLY NEUTRAL: https://eastcobbnews.com/cobb-superintendent-our-schools-are-politically-neutral/