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25 years later: NYC teachers share their memories of 9/11 and how they teach about it today
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (411+ words) Flowers and a note on victims' names at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York on Sept. 8, 2026. Chalkbeat talked with three teachers about their memories of 9/11 and how they teach about what happened. (Ryan Murphy / AFP via Getty Images)…...
NYC schools to ban AI in 2-K through 8th grade and limit screen time
1+ week, 5+ day ago (741+ words) New York City is expected to release its school policy for artificial intelligence on Wednesday, with a ban on student-facing AI tools for 2-K through eighth grade, according to four people briefed on the plans. Under the new rules, the…...
Should Chicago’s school board ban AI for three years? Some candidates are pledging to push for it.
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1041+ words) Roughly half of the 45 candidates running for the Chicago school board have signed a pledge to adopt a three-year ban on artificial intelligence use by CPS students and educators. Crafted by a local nonprofit, the pledge also calls for eliminating…...
As payment delays hobble NYC childcare providers, Mamdani pledges $43 million fix
1+ week, 6+ day ago (597+ words) Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday pledged to address payment delays that are threatening the rollout of his signature free childcare program for 2-year-olds and pushing some providers to the brink of closure ahead of the Sept. 10 school opening. “We are…...
NYC school board rejects $1.65M Oracle contract backed by Mamdani administration
2+ week, 2+ day ago (818+ words) New York City’s school board failed to approve a technology contract advanced by Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration this week, a month after Mamdani’s slate of board members began their terms. But after fierce pushback against Oracle and its co-founder Larry…...
NYC school software purchasing freeze is causing headaches for principals ahead of the first day
2+ week, 4+ day ago (702+ words) After intense backlash to its initial artificial intelligence policy, New York City’s Education Department ordered principals last month to halt software purchases while officials develop new guidelines. But the city has yet to release a new policy or lift the…...
NYC will pay teachers for oversized classes. Could high-poverty schools lose out?
3+ week, 5+ day ago (663+ words) When Mayor Zohran Mamdani secured a two-year delay in fully complying with the state’s class size law, the teachers union won a concession: Educators could receive pay bumps of up to $8,500 if their classes exceeded the caps. But more than…...
Are NYC schools meeting students’ needs? 5 takeaways from NYC’s overhauled survey
3+ week, 6+ day ago (810+ words) How often do students at your school vape? Are school bathrooms aligned with your gender identity? Is your school connecting your learning to the real world? These are among the new questions that New York City’s annual school survey now…...