Dr. Arlene B. Crandall

On Tuesday, Pope Leo explained why he decided to carry the Cross himself today along the entire Via Crucis : “I would like to invite all people of goodwill, people of faith, all Christians to walk together”.

🚨IT’S NOW OFFICIAL: Gov. JB Pritzker just made Illinois the FIRST state to let people SUE ICE agents for violating their rights. Federal immunity is blown to hell. This is the blueprint. Every state needs to wake the hell up and follow.

This is iconic.

We’ve known for decades now that most children need phonics lessons to learn to read well. However, 21% of districts in NY are still using non-evidence-based curricula. Other states have passed legislation to ensure their students learn to read. When is NY going to do the same?

The PRISMS Toolkit helps grades 6–8 educators deliver evidence‑based reading interventions. It includes short instructional videos, step‑by‑step routines, PLC tools, walkthrough tools for leaders, and implementation guidance. #PRISMS #Literacy ies.ed.gov/ncee/rel/readi…

“There is no superior race. There is no ‘chosen people of God’. It is neither the United States nor Israel. The ‘chosen people of God’ is all of humanity.” — President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro

Looking for a tool to teach handwriting skills? Literacy LIFTER is a free tool designed for flexible instruction, including video models, student worksheets, and assessments. Find it on our website: irrc.education.uiowa.edu/lifter

TRL has always believed literacy is a fundamental human right. It's encouraging to see that belief reflected in a significant step forward at the federal level with the Science of Reading Act of 2026. Read our full statement: bit.ly/3PICH08

Looking for writing prompts to help students practice their writing skills? On our website, you can find hundreds of free prompts categorized by grade level, genre, theme, and more! irrc.education.uiowa.edu/resources/irrc…

🚨 Tomorrow we flood the streets and say it loud: NO KINGS. No crowns. No one above the law. No surrender to autocracy. We show up, stand together, and remind them who this country belongs to. Find your local event and bring your friends! #WeSayNoKings nokings.org

Always learning. 💯💯💯

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been formally nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2026.👏👏👏

Cardinal Zuppi read the names of every chiId kiIIed by IsraeI in Gaza It took 7 hours

@MAGAVoice Silly people, this means nothing. He is just trying and succeeding in distracting you from the critical issues- just WAR. and the EPSTEIN files

BREAKING 🚨 President Trump stuns the World by BANNING Men from Competing against Women in the 2028 Olympics “We have put the world on notice that America will NOT allow men to compete against women in the 2028 Olympics. WE have the Olympics” I VOTED FOR THIS ❤️

🚨BREAKING: OpenAI published a paper proving that ChatGPT will always make things up. Not sometimes. Not until the next update. Always. They proved it with math. Even with perfect training data and unlimited computing power, AI models will still confidently tell you things that are completely false. This isn't a bug they're working on. It's baked into how these systems work at a fundamental level. And their own numbers are brutal. OpenAI's o1 reasoning model hallucinates 16% of the time. Their newer o3 model? 33%. Their newest o4-mini? 48%. Nearly half of what their most recent model tells you could be fabricated. The "smarter" models are actually getting worse at telling the truth. Here's why it can't be fixed. Language models work by predicting the next word based on probability. When they hit something uncertain, they don't pause. They don't flag it. They guess. And they guess with complete confidence, because that's exactly what they were trained to do. The researchers looked at the 10 biggest AI benchmarks used to measure how good these models are. 9 out of 10 give the same score for saying "I don't know" as for giving a completely wrong answer: zero points. The entire testing system literally punishes honesty and rewards guessing. So the AI learned the optimal strategy: always guess. Never admit uncertainty. Sound confident even when you're making it up. OpenAI's proposed fix? Have ChatGPT say "I don't know" when it's unsure. Their own math shows this would mean roughly 30% of your questions get no answer. Imagine asking ChatGPT something three times out of ten and getting "I'm not confident enough to respond." Users would leave overnight. So the fix exists, but it would kill the product. This isn't just OpenAI's problem. DeepMind and Tsinghua University independently reached the same conclusion. Three of the world's top AI labs, working separately, all agree: this is permanent. Every time ChatGPT gives you an answer, ask yourself: is this real, or is it just a confident guess?

With a heavy heart, I announced my intention today to step down as @WFP's Executive Director. Leading this incredible organization and our dedicated teams has been the honor of a lifetime. I remain deeply committed to advocating for the millions struggling with hunger worldwide.

📚 March is #NationalReadingMonth. Parents & caregivers: we’re here to help. The Families & Caregivers page of #TRLCompass offers free, practical reading resources & guidance you can use at home. Save this page & share it with others: bit.ly/4bbeKH4

@usedgov Like 1950????? Nope, it is 2026- at least get the picture that portrays our current times. We are patriotic today.