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Gothamist
Published 1 hour agoMamdani administration says it's time for Columbia to open up College Walk
Columbia University students participate in a protest on the campus in 2023. Columbia University first locked the gates to the thoroughfare in October 2023, after the war in Gaza set off protests on campus. [ more › ]
THE CITY
Published September 03What 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…
Brooklyn Paper
Published September 02AI gets a timeout: Mamdani puts one-year moratorium on generative AI for younger NYC students
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday that the nation’s largest public school system will impose a one-year moratorium on student-facing generative artificial intelligence (AI) from 2-K through eighth grade, while experimenting with a small group of vetted AI tools in high…
Gothamist
Published September 02NYC 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 › ]
Gothamist
Published August 31Mamdani promises to fix NYC’s childcare payment mess before 2-K launch
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani visits an early childhood program in Brooklyn to encourage New Yorkers to apply for 2-K on Thursday, June 25, 2026. Providers say months of delays have left them scrambling to prepare for the new school year. [ more › ]
Gothamist
Published August 31Late 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 › ]
City Limits
Published August 27Opinion: 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."