AMERICANGREATNESS (Bryan Hyde) - AI Restrictions Continue to Widen As New School Year Begins
Education leaders are citing concerns over student learning, screen time and the risks of rapidly advancing technology. Source
AXIOS (Josephine Walker) - A growing movement wants AI out of schools
America's two largest school districts both imposed sweeping AI bans this past week, hitting the brakes on a technology that's rapidly making its way into classrooms around the country. Why it matters: Research on AI's educational value is mixed. Some studies have found personalized AI tutors can improve learning, while other research has linked AI-assisted essay writing to weaker critical thinking. Driving the news: New York City's public school district blocked AI use for roughly 600,000 students in Pre-K through 8th grade, restricting it to specific uses for high school students. - Hours later, Los Angeles Unified imposed a districtwide moratorium on AI use on school devices for the 2026-27 school year, following a separate…
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - This congressman thinks banning AI in schools will put kids at a disadvantage
Congressman Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., joins “The Hill on NewsNation” to discuss the use of artificial intelligence in schools. Recently, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a one-year ban on AI for most of the city’s public-school students. Meanwhile, China has mandated AI education for children in third through fifth grade. "The Hill on NewsNation" combines the power of two trusted news sources to define today's most-pressing issues, and question Washington's power brokers on what matters most to the people they serve and what matters most to Americans.
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - AI to be banned in New York City elementary and middle schools, among other technology rules
Under the rules, about 600,000 students in the city's school, which is approximately two-thirds of all students in the city's public education system, won't be allowed to use AI until they enter high school, where it will be allowed only in specific cases.
NYTIMES (Adam Grant) - The Only Way to Stop Students From Cheating
Blue-book exams are fine, but we need to address the issue at its root.
NYTIMES (Dana Goldstein) - What Do Students Lose When They Stop Writing?
Educators are worried that many students can no longer write essays without A.I. And it’s costing more than just grammar skills.
NYTIMES (Dana Goldstein and Alan Blinder) - A.I. Agents Are Taking Entire Online Courses for Cheating Students
As colleges and students embrace virtual classes, the ease of A.I. cheating is raising questions about the value of an online degree.
NYTIMES (Dana Goldstein and Alan Blinder) - A.I. Cheating Threatens the Value of Online Degrees
As colleges and students embrace virtual classes, the ease of A.I. cheating is raising questions about the value of an online degree.
DAILYCALLER (Ann Rodgers) - Brown Professor Warns AI Is Making Students Dumber After Cheating Scandal
‘We cannot choose to become idiots.’
A Brown University economics professor says a take-home exam intended to accommodate students traumatized by a campus tragedy instead exposed what he believes is one of the largest artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted cheating scandals in Ivy League history. According to Inside Higher Ed , Brown economics professor Roberto Serrano said he became convinced that widespread AI use had occurred after students in his Welfare Economics and Social Choice Theory course earned unusually high scores on a take-home midterm administered during the spring semester. Serrano had converted the exam from an in-person test to a take-home assignment after the December shooting at Brown University that killed two students, hoping to reduce stress for…Open
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Some high school grads use online learning to get into dream college
The University of Florida is one college with a unique program that allows freshmen to start their degree online before transitioning to campus.