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An organization criticized for purportedly trying to shortcut the preparation of teachers now plans to bypass the human factor in grading the essays in its exams. The American Board for Certification ...

Imagine a school where every child gets instant, personalized writing help for a fraction of the cost of hiring a human teacher — and where a computer, not a person, grades a student's essays. It's ...

As you know if you teach at a U.S. public school – or even if you just read the June 2013 New York Times feature about it – a consortium of state boards of education recently decided that we should ...

Developers say they understand why teachers would be skeptical. But, they insist, computers already drive cars and detect cancer, so they can... More States Opting To 'Robo-Grade' Student Essays By ...