How to Prepare K–12 Students for Online Testing

Viola Zhou / Rest of World:
Some Chinese students are using remote access software to cheat on TOEFL, GRE, and other US college entry exams, fueled by the introduction of at-home testing  —  For just $5,000, students can buy their way to acing English exams.  —  Watching through a camera, a proctor monitors a Chinese student taking an English exam.

Viola Zhou / Rest of World:
Some Chinese students are using remote access software to cheat on TOEFL, GRE, and other US college entry exams, fueled by the introduction of at-home testing  —  For just $5,000, students can buy their way to acing English exams.  —  Watching through a camera, a proctor monitors a Chinese student taking an English exam.

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
Windows Subsystem for Linux is now generally available for Windows 10 and 11 via the Microsoft Store, as Microsoft makes the Store version of WSL the default  —  Microsoft announced today that the Store version of Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is generally available for Windows 10 and 11 customers.

When Joann Blumenfeld, an educator with the Wake County Public School System, looks at her students, she doesn’t see disabilities — she sees superpowers.
“We need to flip the mindset that these kids have disabilities,” says Blumenfeld, a special education teacher and founder of Catalyst, a STEM program for high school students with disabilities. “They have different superpowers.”
Blumenfeld was recognized as a TIME Innovative Teacher of the Year for her work getting students with disabilities into high-paying STEM careers. Through Catalyst, which she started in 2014, Blumenfeld helps her…

Alexandra S. Levine / Forbes:
At Code, CEOs and politicians voiced concerns about TikTok’s power, rapid growth, and surveillance potential, with some calling for it to be banned altogether  —  At the Code Conference in LA, tech and media CEOs and politicians all expressed concerns about the Chinese-owned app — as a competitor, and as a national security risk.