Some of the most interesting people we met in 2025, from a teen inventor to a winning Muay Thai fighter

Here's a look back at just a few of the most interesting people in the Hamilton area whose stories were shared with you in ...
The New Yorker

Dyslexia and the Reading Wars

Proven methods for teaching the readers who struggle most have been known for decades. Why do we often fail to use them?
Education Week

How Reading Instruction Evolved in 2025, and What’s Ahead

Throughout 2025, Education Week has covered how states and districts are continuing to incorporate new instructional methods ...
Ars Technica

Scientists built an AI co-pilot for prosthetic bionic hands

Modern bionic hand prostheses nearly match their natural counterparts when it comes to dexterity, degrees of freedom, and capability. And many amputees who tried advanced bionic hands apparently ...
KSL

University of Utah engineers build bionic hand with an AI brain

SALT LAKE CITY — University of Utah engineers have given a bionic hand a mind of its own. Post-doctoral researcher Marshall Trout said a large percentage of amputees who get bionic hands — maybe 20% ...
The Lima News

Ohio audits colleges for science of reading standards

Pictured from left are Ohio Department of Higher Education Chancellor Mike Duffey and Gov. Mike DeWine at a press conference in Columbus. Photo courtesy of the Ohio Department of Higher Education ...
Columbus Dispatch

Ohio State, other schools fail reading audit as DeWine demands action

This story has been updated with a statement from Ohio State. When it comes to implementing the "science of reading" in K-12 school districts, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said district leaders and teachers ...
Willamette Week

Mississippi’s Reading Turnaround Holds Lessons for Oregon

This story was produced by the Oregon Journalism Project, a nonprofit newsroom covering the state. Earlier this year, the National Assessment of Educational Progress released its annual report card, ...
Hosted on MSN

Ohio audit: Cleveland State, nine other universities not compliant with 'science of reading' law

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new state audit has found that 10 colleges and universities – including many of Ohio’s largest institutions of higher learning – aren’t following a new state law to train future ...

'I taught my driving instructor sign language to help me pass test'

Sarah-Jade Walker was running a British Sign Language (BSL) "bootcamp" in North Yorkshire which driving instructor Adele ...
NPR

Scientists use AI to help make bionic hands work better for people who need them

Scientists are using artificial intelligence to help bionic limbs act more like natural ones. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on an experimental hand that shares control with the user to carry out tricky ...
NPR

Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap

Researchers have built a prosthetic hand that, with the help of artificial intelligence, can act a lot more like a natural one. The key is to have the hand recognize when the user wants to do ...