Tech-industry families in San Francisco are pulling their children out of traditional schools and building AI-powered home curricula, part of a nationwide homeschooling surge that has doubled since 2019. In the Nob Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, 32-year-old Mrugesha Sathappan starts her children's school day with a 20-minute phonics or math session built by artificial […] The post Silicon Valley parents abandon traditional classrooms for AI-driven homeschooling as nationwide trend accelerates appeared first on American Almanac .
Tech-industry families in San Francisco are pulling their children out of traditional schools and building AI-powered home curricula, part of a nationwide homeschooling surge that has doubled since 2019. In the Nob Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, 32-year-old Mrugesha Sathappan starts her children's school day with a 20-minute phonics or math session built by artificial intelligence. After that, her preschool and elementary-aged kids head out on field trips she and her husband design around whatever subject has captured their attention that week. Lately, it has been rockets. Her husband Kartik, a 34-year-old investor, bought their son a rocket kit that can reach 500 feet. No permission slip required. The Sathappans are not religious…Open
Space Force personnel helped students launch paper rockets and explore satellites during a program aimed at cultivating the next generation of scientists.
OpenAI says it’s cracked one of math’s biggest unsolved problems: the Navier-Stokes Millennium Prize Problem. How did AI solve something that humans couldn’t solve for decades? Austin Westfall asks mathematician, author and Cornell professor Steven Strogatz about the discovery, and what AI’s rapidly evolving capabilities mean for the future of mathematics and research.
How can students admitted to elite universities be years behind in math? UC Berkeley mathematics professor Zvezdelina Stankova joins Greta Van Susteren to discuss concerns about student preparedness, academic standards, STEM education, and what happens when incoming college students lack key mathematical foundations. Stankova explains why she helped author a widely discussed faculty letter raising concerns about math readiness, grade inflation, learning loss, admissions policies, and the growing role of AI in education. She also discusses the debate surrounding SAT scores and whether universities are being pressured to lower standards rather than address preparedness gaps. The discussion raises broader questions about America's…
- UC Berkeley mathematics professor Zvezdelina Stankova warns that some incoming college students are five to eight years behind in math, with basic skills such as fractions becoming a problem even at elite universities. - Stankova says COVID learning loss, grade inflation and years of inadequate preparation leave some students unable to handle calculus, engineering and other demanding STEM courses. - She argues standardized testing such as the SAT can provide universities with an important baseline for determining whether students are academically prepared for rigorous programs. - Stankova warns that AI can become a dangerous academic crutch when students use it to avoid reading, thinking and solving difficult problems themselves. - She…
A liberal group working to elect scientists to public office has a 2028 message for Arizona Sen. — and former astronaut — Mark Kelly : Run, Kelly, run. Why it matters: 314 Action Fund has raised its profile this cycle, elevating candidates with STEM backgrounds who've pitched themselves as a bulwark against public health cuts and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - The organization said it raised more than $100 million over the past decade — including $25 million during the 2026 midterms, more than half of which it spent on this year's Democratic primaries. Zoom in: Joshua Morrow, president of the 314 Action Fund, told Axios, "I'd love Mark Kelly to run" for president. "If Mark Kelly ran, we'd be there day…
Many Native American languages are endangered. With the help of his mentor, a 12-year-old in Michigan hopes to help preserve his language through robotics.
Anishinaabemowin, an endangered Native American language. Hoy's mentor, Danielle Boyer (left), is teaching him skills including coding and electrical circuitry.'/Open
‘our own government is allowing U.S. employers to undercut younger generations’
There’s a trend in public commentary to attribute young Americans’ openness to socialist or communist ideas to laziness or educational indoctrination. The point is to dismiss generational economic complaints as entitlement or a poor work ethic. However, such characterizations irresponsibly ignore the truth about what’s happening to our sons and daughters. Data on labor market dynamics , particularly the role of H-1B visa policies in constraining white-collar job access and wages for young Americans, provide a better explanation for the shift. Gen Z and Millennials face a structurally challenging environment. Net job creation in the U.S. has been anemic, to say the least. College degrees, especially in STEM-related fields, continue…Open
