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What To Know About NYC Schools’ AI Ban for Younger Students
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, there are still many details to be…
NYC public schools to ban AI for teaching students below 9th grade
The Mamdani administration is placing strict limits on the use of artificial intelligence in classrooms. The restrictions were released just over a week before the school year and come amid a national backlash against the use of artificial intelligence. [ more › ]
Late start to school year puts NYC parents in a childcare crunch
Students don't return to the classroom until Sept. 10 thanks to a late Labor Day. It's left families across the city scrambling. [ more › ]
Opinion: NYC Runs on Home-Based Child Care. We Now Have an Opportunity to Ensure it Thrives.
"As parents scramble to cover the costs of child care without financial assistance, family child care educators become the stopgap: the ones who keep the door open so that a parent can clock in and the child can stay in a stable routine."