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Survey: 1 in 4 teachers have caught ChatGPT cheating | NCES: Learning recovery static, tutoring often lacking | No students proficient in math in 23 Baltimore schools
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About 1 in 4 K-12 teachers say they already have caught at least one student using the AI program ChatGPT to cheat, based on a survey from Study.com. Despite this, only one third of the surveyed teachers say it should be banned outright, as most say they think the benefits of the program outweigh its risks.
At the beginning of this school year, almost half of K-12 students in the US didn't meet proficiency standards in one or more subjects, usually math or reading, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics. Its report points out that learning recovery is slow, because only 10% of students in schools that provide tutoring receive high-dosage tutoring, and a third of the students who are offered high-dosage tutoring aren't using it.
Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program results show that no students among the 2,000 in 23 Baltimore schools -- eight elementary schools, two elementary/middle schools, three middle/high schools and 10 high schools -- were proficient in math in 2022. The city's overall math scores for grades three through eight were the state's lowest, with 7% proficient.
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