KXAN: Thousands of Texas educators flagged for misconduct, criminal history. “A new tool from the Texas Education Agency, or TEA, shows thousands of incidents of alleged misconduct by Texas educators were reported since 2025…. The dashboard is divided into four sections: Misconduct reports, educator investigations, State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) sanctions, and Do Not Hire […]

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Science: More transparency needed on misconduct. “Instances of misconduct stoke public mistrust in the scientific enterprise. Efforts in the United States to decrease inappropriate professional behavior in science have included enhancing institutional accountability. Yet, the moments often missed are those in which academic institutions land in precarious situations because newly hired staff […]

Gizmodo: Attorney Hit With Historic Fine for Citing AI-Generated Cases. “A court in Oregon has issued a fine of $10,000 to an attorney who submitted a legal brief with citations and quotes hallucinated by AI, according to a new report from the Oregonian. It’s the highest fine yet for citing fake cases in the state and would have been higher, but the judges offered some leniency, according to […]

Pace University: Mocked on TikTok: How nursing incivility erodes patient trust and compromises health outcomes. “Mocking patients on social media erodes trust, discourages individuals from seeking timely medical care, and undermines the effectiveness of the provider–patient relationship. Patients may feel unsafe, judged, or ashamed, leading them to disengage from preventive care, withhold […]