Jocelyn Gecker

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  • Charlie Kirk, surrounded by a crowd, speaks at Utah Valley University on September 10. He is sitting on the same chair where he was shot later.Cybersecurity

    Teens say they can’t escape graphic videos of Charlie Kirk shooting on TikTok, X, Instagram

    By Makiya Seminera, Jocelyn Gecker, and others
  • StudentAI

    ChatGPT bans evolve into ‘AI literacy’ as colleges scramble to answer the question: ‘what is cheating?’

    By Jocelyn Gecker and The Associated Press
  • UCLAPolitics

    Trump ordered to restore millions in frozen science funding to UCLA

    By Jocelyn Gecker and The Associated Press
  • UCLAPolitics

    Trump administration seeks $1 billion settlement from UCLA

    By Jocelyn Gecker, Michelle L. Price, and others
  • Bruce PerryTech

    18-year-old rising freshman is trying to break his AI habit because a friend used ChatGPT to dump someone

    By Jocelyn Gecker and The Associated Press
  • FILE – The logo for OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, appears on a mobile phone, in New York, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)AI

    Teachers who used AI tools to help with grading and lessons say it saves them 6 hours a week

    By Jocelyn Gecker and The Associated Press
  • Vladyslav Plyaka poses for a photo at Capitol Hill neighborhood in Washington, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)Politics

    Trump said while campaigning he’d give green cards to all foreign college students who graduated in the U.S.

    By Jocelyn Gecker and The Associated Press
  • President Donald Trump holds a signed an executive order relating to school discipline policies as Education Secretary Linda McMahon listens in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Politics

    Trump signs orders against ‘wokeness’ in education, including one to root out efforts to ensure equity in school punishments

    By Collin Binkley, Jocelyn Gecker, and others
  • teenage boy with his head down on his deskFamily

    America’s teen sleep crisis: 80% aren’t getting enough, and it’s threatening their mental health and school attendance

    By Jocelyn Gecker and The Associated Press
  • People rally at the University of California, Berkeley campus to protest the Trump administration Wednesday, March 19, 2025, in Berkeley, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)Politics

    Colleges are fleeing from The PhD Project, which helps Black and Latino students get business degrees, as it’s attacked by Trump anti-DEI activists

    By Cheyanne Mumphrey, Jocelyn Gecker, and others
  • Donald Trump throwing writing pens into a crowdPolitics

    As Trump deadline to eliminate DEI in education nears, many schools are ignoring it

    By Collin Binkley, Jocelyn Gecker, and others
  • FILE – Protesters advocating for transgender rights and healthcare stand outside of the Ohio Statehouse, Jan. 24, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Orsagost, File)Mind

    Trump pledged to roll back protections for transgender students. They’re flooding crisis hotlines

    By Sharon Lurye, Jocelyn Gecker, and others
  • FILE – A member of the Texas delegation holds a sign during the Republican National Convention on July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)Politics

    Conservatives are pushing back on U.S. law that entitles immigrant children to a public education

    By Michael Casey, Jocelyn Gecker, and others
  • TikTok video on phoneHealth

    Pre-teen girls using beauty products from social media can cause premature aging and permanent scars

    By Jocelyn Gecker and The Associated Press
  • school kids meditating in classFeatures

    Millions of kids are skipping school. Could the answer be recess — or giving them cash?

    By Jocelyn Gecker, Bianca Vázquez Toness, and others