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Roosevelt reflects on the legacy of Principal Dave Chilson
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – The Binghamton City School District is losing two of its veteran administrators at the end of this school year. Roosevelt principal Dave Chilson and Horace Mann principal Peter Stewart are both retiring. We caught up with Chilson recently as he works to smooth the transition for the students and staff who have come to depend on him. Dave Chilson started a recent morning off talking with fifth graders about what's working and what could be improved when it comes to student behavior. 'I like to think that they follow my lead a little bit. We laugh, we have fun, we love each other, and we create a nice place for kids to be,' said Chilson. Chilson has been the principal at Theodore Roosevelt Elementary for 23 years, after spending several years teaching 5th grade in Johnson City and one year as a principal in Apalachin. He was recruited to come to the Northside of Binghamton, which has the highest poverty rate in the area. 'I like the challenge, and I knew that the Northside of Binghamton would present some challenges. I'm all about challenges,' said Chilson. So, Chilson helped to foster relationships with outside groups such as the United Way's Healthy Lifestyles Coalition and Cornell Cooperative Extension. But he says the main strategy has been to get to know each child individually. 'I want to have a school that challenges kids and gives kids what they need, both socially, emotionally, and academically. And I want it to be a place where kids want to go every day,' said Chilson. 'I want it to be a place where they're safe, they feel safe, and they want to come back to visit after they leave here.' Chilson continued, 'It's that they know that they're loved here, that we have fun, that we smile and we hug and we high-five.' During a recent facilities and enrollment study, Roosevelt was one of several elementaries schools considered for closing. Instead, the district decided to give the school a major renovation, which will require a temporary closure beginning the year after next. That prompted Chilson to decide that the time to retire was right. 'I felt like the next Roosevelt principal should have one year in this building to feel what it's like and feel the culture so that they can try to recreate that when the new building is built,' said Chilson. Chilson made the announcement to the students over the PA system back in March. That has sparked a lot of sadness and anxiety among the children and the teachers. The school's social worker Katelyn Felter created a children's book to help explain the transition. Chilson has been reading it to each individual classroom. It's been very emotional for everyone involved. 'Not many principals stay in the same building for 23 years. I'm very fortunate and blessed to have had the opportunity to do that,' said Chilson. Chilson has seen a lot of change over his time at Roosevelt, like the transition from chalkboards and textbooks to Chromebook laptops. And he's seen one generation turn over to the next. 'When we had our kindergarten welcome meeting this year with parents, I can't tell you how many parents in the room I was their principal too,' said Chilson. Chilson says he's proud of the work he has done, the caring staff that he's hired and the students that he's nurtured to become the best they could be. Chilson says he plans to spend more time with his grandchildren, doing lawn work and golfing. He also plans to serve as a substitute principal for Binghamton schools. You can watch the profile we did on Peter Stewart by clicking here. Eucharistic Procession makes way through Binghamton Celebrate Pride Month with an evening of laughter at Schorr Family Firehouse Stage Roosevelt reflects on the legacy of Principal Dave Chilson Mercy House prepares for $2.1 million expansion Upstate Democrats oppose cow limit for dairy farms Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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29-05-2025
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What To Expect Now That Trump Has Scrapped Biden's Crippling AI Regulations
President Donald Trump pledged to remove barriers to American leadership in AI in January. The president recently made good on this promise by directing the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to scrap President Joe Biden's Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion on May 13, two days before it was set to go into effect. Although it is unclear what the Trump administration will replace it with, the rescission of the Biden-era framework recognizes the necessity of exporting American chips and AI to maintain America's technological, economic, and strategic dominance. The Biden framework would have amended export regulations to impose a worldwide license regime on all advanced semiconductors designed for data center use. This would have also hit graphics processing units (GPUs) used for AI acceleration, including foreign product chips that are "direct products" of American technology. This would have not only subjected geopolitical rivals such as China to strict controls but also restricted the number of GPUs sold to 150 other countries, many of which are close trading partners and allies, such as Israel, and some which are NATO members (Greece, Portugal, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania), per the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Neil Chilson, head of AI policy at the Abundance Institute, tells Reason that the diffusion framework "established a world-wide regime that would have restricted American companies from trading with friends and allies overseas." Chilson says the rule's rescission helps American companies keep the global lead in AI technology. Keegan McBride, a senior policy adviser in emerging technology and geopolitics at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, agrees. McBride tells Reason that rescinding the Biden rule "opens up new opportunities for innovation, economic growth, and global engagement." With the Biden-era framework dead, the Trump administration has announced its "Industry Guidance to Prevent Diversion of Advanced Computing Integrated Circuits." Instead of imposing a complex regulatory scheme, the new guidance informs semiconductor manufacturers how to remain in compliance with existing export restrictions that have been in place since October 2022. The guidance still recognizes the danger of China acquiring advanced chips through transshipment or diversion and by accessing data centers. The guidance also provides "common sense recommendations about how companies can help [prevent] such chips from ending up in Chinese hands," explains Chilson. Chilson anticipates the guidance to be followed by "a new rule that attempts to address some of the divergence scenarios highlighted in the guidance" and expects a more tailored solution that reflects awareness of the negative effects of the Biden approach. Matthew Mittelsteadt, a technology policy research fellow at the Cato Institute, is less optimistic. "At this juncture, the administration has signaled a desire to negotiate controls bilaterally, country by country," which Mittelsteadt warns may lead to "195 country-specific flavors of AI export controls" that would hamper American companies' competitiveness and overburden the license processors at the Commerce Department. Overinclusive regulations like Biden's Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion would have hampered economic growth and national security; capping demand for American-made advanced GPUs reduces revenue to domestic semiconductor and AI firms that require capital to invest in research and development, innovate, and maintain industry dominance. McBride is confident that the Trump administration understands that the "active promotion of American AI to the global community" is a crucial component of winning the AI race against China. Hopefully, he's right. The post What To Expect Now That Trump Has Scrapped Biden's Crippling AI Regulations appeared first on
