This article completely misses the point. The purpose of school is not just to prepare students for specific careers, but teach them critical thinking, encourage creativity, & develop communication & social skills so they can benefit from future opportunities. AI undermines all these skills.

On the Brian Lehrer show, Mayor Mamdani punted on the issue of AI and screen time in our schools.

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Bloomberg poured $1.5M last week into a new super pac poised to back candidates who support pro-charter school policies in Albany. In March he gave $1.8M to a different pro-charter independent expenditure committee. Yup billionaires love charter schools. nysfocus.com/2026/05/14/n...

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Meanwhile Instructure says they came to deal with the cyber criminals who stole student data in the Canvas hack to provide them with a ransom in exchange for their promise to delete the data

Excellent article about fierce NYC parent pushback vs AI & DoE entanglement with Google has led to their pushing AI use as early as Prek & as quickly as possible - to achieve a fait accompli despite huge risks to kids' privacy, mental health & their learning. nymag.com/intelligence...

Latest #TalkoutofSchool: How parents convinced LA school board to limit screen time and ed tech in their schools -- the 2nd largest district in the nation: talk-out-of-school.simplecast.com/episodes/how...

@governor.ny.gov @nysendems.bsky.social @nyassemblymajority.bsky.social @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social @leaderasc.bsky.social Please ensure the final budget includes a new Foundation Aid formula weight for students who are homeless or in foster care and an increase in the weight for ELLs!

Write a @npeaction.bsky.social letter now: Tell Gov. Hochul to reject School Vouchers that would help fund schools that discriminate vs kids on basis of religion, sexual & gender identity, or special needs. Not Now, Not Ever! actionnetwork.org/letters/tell... : actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Join us at 7 PM EST @wbai.org when Kate Brody of @schoolsbeyondscreens explains how they persuaded LA schools to limit ed tech and screen use in classrooms

Thank you, Senator Gounardes! 🔥 🔥 🔥

Please let this inspire you to make your own excellent video or other art form expressing to the mayor why AI isn’t what we need.

NYC principal union CSA has 33 great questions about AI use in schools that were not addressed in DOE guidance, including "will parents ever be able to opt out of AI use". They're asking members for more questions. Teachers say they're disappointed @uft.org hasn't done the same.

NYC teachers & parents say they’re worried kids are now forced to slog through mind-numbing exercises in workbooks, rather than nurturing joy from reading whole books. Some also criticize new boxed curriculums as too rigid and lacking diversity. gothamist.com/news/is-lear...

Disgusting: @Colorado.gov Jared Polis wants to allow federal tax credit funds to go to private or parochial schools that discriminate against gay students or families of a different faith; do you agree with that governor.ny.gov KathyHochul ? curmudgucation.substack.com/p/co-polis-say

Cc @mayor.nyc.gov @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social you have mayoral control of our schools please show that you care

The far-right Supreme Court voted to gut the Voting Rights Act, and now Black people in Memphis are looking at a map that could be from the days of Jim Crow. Civil rights, fair representation, and multiracial democracy are on the line. (1/2)

Deadline for NYC parents/teachers to provide feedback on the AI guidance tomorrow, Fri. May 8. Please offer your comments here: survey.alchemer.com/s3/8751093/G... Our one-pg critique is here: classsizematters.org/problems-wit... More detailed critique here: classsizematters.org/wp-content/u...

Is @mayor.nyc.gov @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social paying attention? He's now responsible for keeping student privacy well protected in our schools. But according to this audit, student data is not being properly safeguarded. My comments here: nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2026/05/stat...

Public sentiment is clear. Pollster David Shor wrote that AI had risen in salience “faster than any issue we track—it’s now more important to voters than climate change, child care, and abortion.” People are angry and afraid, and often reasonably so. www.newyorker.com/news/our-loc...

The Panel for Educational Policy meeting on April 29 lasted nearly seven hours, with more than 100 people testifying, many against the use of artificial intelligence in schools. bit.ly/4uzVyd5

USING AI CHATBOTS for even just for 10 minutes may have a shockingly negative impact on people’s ability to think and problem-solve, according to a new study from researchers at Carnegie Mellon, MIT, Oxford, and UCLA www.wired.com/story/using-...

@nyscomptroller.bsky.social's audit released today confirms how @nycschools.bsky.social's privacy policies & practices are sloppy, irresponsible & show lack of concern for keeping students’ personal info safe. The findings further reinforce our opposition to AI use in the classroom. Response below.

@nyscomptroller.bsky.social's audit released today confirms how @nycschools.bsky.social's privacy policies & practices are sloppy, irresponsible & show lack of concern for keeping students’ personal info safe. The findings further reinforce our opposition to AI use in the classroom. Response below.

More New Yorkers are questioning who technology’s promises of "progress" are really for, and that's why we're calling for a five year AI moratorium in NYC schools so we can slow down and focus on what actually supports learning and student well-being

Kudos to @classsizematters.bsky.social for organizing this effort that includes many of @mayor.nyc.gov earliest, strongest supporters.