DAILYCALLER (Mary Rooke) - ROOKE: State Has The Courage To Do What Whole Country Needs
‘time for other states to address a problem recognized nationwide’
AMERICANGREATNESS (AG News Staff) - NY School District Pauses Classroom Humanoid Robot Amid Privacy Concerns
A western New York school district has hit pause on a plan to place a lifelike humanoid robot inside a high school classroom after regulators […] Source
NYTIMES (Matthew Haag) - Sally the Robot Was Coming to a New York School. Then the Plug Was Pulled.
Students helped design the A.I.-powered creation as a young female with dark hair and an upbeat personality. Then came the outrage.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Illinois to require bell-to-bell student phone ban in public schools
After months of disagreements and negotiations between lawmakers and stakeholders, leading to multiple amendments, the House voted to pass the measure in mid-April, when it was sent back to the Senate.
NYTIMES (Natasha Singer) - Teachers Union Urges Schools to Curb A.I. Chatbots and Screen Time
The American Federation of Teachers recommended “no screens” at all for those in second grade or younger, and no A.I. chatbots for students in elementary school.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - School cellphone ban can't be OK'd fast enough in Pa. for ‘fed up’ parents and teachers
Public support for the bill is widespread and growing, with 74% of U.S. adults backing a ban on cellphones in middle and high school classrooms. It's also bipartisan, with more than 70% of Republicans and Democrats in favor.
DAILYCALLER (Spencer Lombardo) - Parents Revolt After College Plans Surveillance Experiment On Kids, Report Shows
WASHINGTONPOST (Lauren Lumpkin) - School cellphone bans don’t affect test scores or attendance, study finds
Educators favor cellphone bans, but research shows that while new rules have reduced phone usage in schools, there has been little academic change.
NYTIMES (Natasha Singer) - In Backlash Against Tech in Schools, Parents Are Winning Rollbacks
From Salt Lake City to New York City, parents are demanding more sway over the digital tools that schools give children.
NYTIMES (Natasha Singer and David Robert Elliott) - Chromebook Remorse: Tech Backlash at Schools Extends Beyond Phones
No more YouTube or video games on school laptops. Textbooks and pencils are back. Some seventh graders say they prefer learning offline.