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How a proposed data center could impact one of the city’s oldest charter schools
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (954+ words) It’s quiet in the back yard of Irvington Community Elementary School, which sits along the Pennsy Trail on the east side of Indianapolis. Inside, students are writing in notebooks — a break from screens in an effort to limit technology instruction....
Back to school in NYC: New AI and screen limits offer relief to parents
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (1102+ words) The school year started Thursday with a new policy restricting artificial intelligence and screen time for New York City’s youngest students, and many parents feel relieved. They welcome the limits, not only for what they mean in the classroom but…...
The American Psychological Association has entered the chat
1+ week, 3+ day ago (736+ words) Badges, tokens, and flashing lights: The widespread gamification of education technology harms learning and harms children, the American Psychological Association said in a new report out Thursday. While the organization is calling for much higher standards for widely used learning…...
NYC’s new school AI ban explained: What students and teachers need to know
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1229+ words) After months of waiting, Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday released the outlines of New York City’s approach to dealing with artificial intelligence and screen time in schools next year. But just eight days before the start of the school year,…...
As students use AI to cheat, state guidelines offer teachers little help
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1257+ words) Paige Wyatt heard plenty from administrators about using AI to generate lesson plans at the school where she taught high school English. Her students used AI to cheat so frequently she resorted to spending her own money on detection tools....
NYC schools to ban AI in 2-K through 8th grade and limit screen time
1+ week, 4+ day ago (741+ words) New York City is expected to release its school policy for artificial intelligence on Wednesday, with a ban on student-facing AI tools for 2-K through eighth grade, according to four people briefed on the plans. Under the new rules, the…...
Should Chicago’s school board ban AI for three years? Some candidates are pledging to push for it.
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1041+ words) Roughly half of the 45 candidates running for the Chicago school board have signed a pledge to adopt a three-year ban on artificial intelligence use by CPS students and educators. Crafted by a local nonprofit, the pledge also calls for eliminating…...
NYC school software purchasing freeze is causing headaches for principals ahead of the first day
2+ week, 3+ day ago (702+ words) After intense backlash to its initial artificial intelligence policy, New York City’s Education Department ordered principals last month to halt software purchases while officials develop new guidelines. But the city has yet to release a new policy or lift the…...
In theory, AI tutors can help students learn. Getting kids to use one is another matter.
2+ week, 4+ day ago (705+ words) If you build it, they may not use it. This is the emerging problem with artificial intelligence tools designed to help students learn. The latest evidence is a new study finding that middle school students rarely used an AI-powered tutor…...