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New York City to ban student AI use in public schools until high school

The Guardian

Teachers and parents have warned against AI use in schools over concerns of'cognitive surrender' New York City will ban students' use of artificial intelligence in public schools through eighth grade, typically age 13 or 14. The prohibition is scheduled to be announced on Wednesday and will go into effect next week. The change is part of a sweeping overhaul of the use of technology in the US's largest school district, which enrolls roughly 900,000 students a year. In another policy shift, classrooms will keep students off laptops or tablets through the third grade, age nine or 10. The city's public school technology policies are closely watched by the rest of the United States.


Portland parent fights child's elementary school over 'final straw' of adding trans-inclusive flag

FOX News

Portland mother Allison Roberts sued her children's elementary school after facing repercussions for criticizing an "Intersex-Inclusive Progress" flag.


LAUSD bans screen time before the second grade, among the strictest policies in the nation

Los Angeles Times

Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. Fifth grade students work on computers at their South Los Angeles school in 2019. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . Los Angeles Unified will ban classroom screen time in preschool through first grade and sharply limit it for older students.


Top LAUSD academic chiefs leaving as test scores rise and FBI raid sidelines Carvalho

Los Angeles Times

Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. Alberto Carvalho sits with third-grade students as he visits classrooms at Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary School on the first day of classes for LAUSD students in 2023. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . Leaders who helped drive L.A. Unified's recent test-score gains are exiting as Supt.


LAUSD to vote on restricting student screen time, after years of encouraging classroom use

Los Angeles Times

Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. Students with computers participate in a summer program at Canoga Park High School in 2022. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . Los Angeles Unified is poised to reverse years of promoting classroom technology with restrictions on student screen time.


Gamified math. Video read-alouds. Why parents are saying no to screens in class

Los Angeles Times

Things to Do in L.A. Kate Brody's 7-year-old son plays at home in North Hollywood on March 14. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . Early childhood experts say excessive screen time displaces hands-on learning and peer interaction critical to development. At least 11 states have considered legislation limiting technology in the classroom this year.


Scalable Early Childhood Reading Performance Prediction

Neural Information Processing Systems

Currently, students are identified as needing additional educational support using a'wait-to-fail' approach, i.e., waiting until a child has not made expected gains in reading before there is a reevaluation of their instructional needs.



Drone strikes on Sudan kindergarten, hospital kill dozens, local official says

The Japan Times

Sudanese refugee children watch the sunset in the Tine transit camp amid the conflict between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Army, in eastern Chad on Nov. 23. Port Sudan, Sudan - A recent paramilitary drone attack on the army-held town of Kalogi in Sudan's South Kordofan state hit a kindergarten and a hospital, killing dozens of civilians including children, a local official said Sunday. The attack, which took place on Thursday, involved three strikes, first a kindergarten, then a hospital and a third time as people tried to rescue the children, Essam al-Din al-Sayed, head of the Kalogi administrative unit, said using a Starlink satellite internet connection. He blamed the assault on the Rapid Support Forces and their ally, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North faction (SPLM-N) led by Abdelaziz al-Hilu, which controls much of South Kordofan and parts of Blue Nile state. In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever.


Deadly attack on kindergarten reported in Sudan

BBC News

A drone attack on the town of Kalogi, in Sudan's South Kordofan region, is said to have hit a kindergarten and killed at least 50 people, including 33 children. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the paramilitary group battling the army in Sudan's civil war, was accused of Thursday's attack by a medical organisation, the Sudan Doctors' Network, and the army. There was no immediate comment from the RSF. The RSF in turn accused the army of hitting a market on Friday in a drone attack in the Darfur region, on a fuel depot at the Adre border crossing with Chad. Sudan has been ravaged by war since April 2023 when a power struggle broke out between the RSF and the army, who were formerly allies .