Education
We tried to collect every New York school district’s AI policy. Most didn’t have one
Around 300 districts have formal artificial intelligence policies, most of which support “responsible AI use” to improve instruction.
Feds target school internet subsidies in ed-tech backlash even as Trump touts AI
Federal regulators are scrutinizing E-Rate school internet subsidies in the name of controlling screen time. School district leaders fear the fallout.
Will AI ban for NYC students exacerbate the city’s digital divide?
Education experts and advocates weigh in on the potential equity drawbacks of banning artificial intelligence in classrooms through 8th grade.
NYC’s new school AI ban explained: What’s changing? What’s still murky?
NYC public schools will ban student-facing generative AI through eighth grade and cap screen time, Mayor Mamdani announced. But key details — including the specific tools affected — remain unclear days before school starts.
Mamdani ends Adams’s Chromebook spending spree
New York Focus had spotlighted the T-Mobile contract, which cost the city $3.5 million a month to equip Chromebooks with cell service.
States urge schools to use AI, but leave teachers on their own to stop cheating
Most states have published AI guidance for public schools, but they mostly avoid addressing academic integrity. That’s left many teachers adrift and frustrated when it comes to stopping AI-fueled cheating.
DeSantis administration moving to regulate AI from pre-K to Ph.D.
Bodies that govern education at all ages in Florida will move soon to implement policies around safety and classroom use of the technology.
Serving military-connected students is a strategic imperative for higher education
COMMENTARY | The relationship between service members and academic institutions has not kept pace with today’s realities and must place more emphasis on key support systems.
Yearbook report recognizes states’ phone-free school laws
Eleven states were honored for passing new laws or strengthening existing ones governing phone use in schools, although some were dinged for confusing implementation.
States move to limit classroom screen time
Four states enacted laws this year restricting or regulating how long students should look at screens.
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Virginia nonprofit launches mobile tech education bus for underserved students
The cyber education bus is the latest way the nonprofit organization RFK Outreach will fulfill its goal to help children and teens learn about technology.
New York City delays school AI guidance after backlash
Education Department officials said during a recent City Council hearing that they are delaying a final policy on artificial intelligence in schools.
Inside Indiana’s cybersecurity education expansion
The initiative is the first in the nation to also strive to connect students with military service, in addition to careers and higher education.
Governor’s call for school cellphone ban has a familiar ring to it in Olympia
Washington state lawmakers have proposed similiar bills in recent years, and state Superintendent Chris Reykdal has previously pushed schools to adopt phone restrictions.
Lawmakers wrestle with AI’s opportunities, challenges in higher education
As the technology roils campuses nationwide, a House subcommittee debated how to form policies around its use to ensure it does not replace students’ learning.
Feds intensify screen time scrutiny in schools
The FCC will vote later this month to study whether its E-Rate program is fulfilling its goal of improving educational outcomes, rather than subsidizing kids’ misuse of devices.
Education leader proposes stronger restrictions on AI and screentime
Randi Weingarten, head of the American Federation of Teachers, said students are “drowning in tech” that is disrupting their lives, and policymakers need to get a handle on it.
Empire AI is already making rapid progress in drug discovery
A Q&A with the University at Buffalo’s Venu Govindaraju on the project’s long-term benefits to New York.
Canvas breach spotlights cybercriminal appetite for student data
Cyberattacks on widely used third-party services like Canvas can expose sensitive data that hackers can later weaponize. Higher education institutions are often a prime target.
Feds create controversial bidding portal for E-Rate
The FCC said the new rules would bring integrity and transparency to the program, but schools and libraries said it is a “solution in search of a problem.”
