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Education & Learning · 4 min read

NYC Bans Generative AI for K–8 Students in Nation’s Largest School District

New York City placed a one-year moratorium on student-facing generative AI for all K–8 students, affecting nearly 600,000 children — the most expansive AI restriction ever imposed on a U.S. K–12 district.

Sep 19

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Boston Public Schools Becomes First Major US City to Mandate AI Literacy as Graduation Requirement

Boston Public Schools will require AI literacy for all high school graduates starting September 2026, becoming the first major US city school district to make AI fluency a graduation requirement.

Sep 15

Education & Learning · 4 min read

Katy ISD Near Houston Bans AI for K-6, Builds Supervised Access Through High School

One of Houston's largest school districts has implemented a grade-banded AI access framework — banning generative AI tools for elementary students while building structured access through high school.

Sep 13

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NYC Schools Will Ban AI for Grading, Discipline, and IEPs Under Final Playbook Releasing This Month

New York City's Department of Education is finalizing an AI playbook that prohibits using AI for grading, student discipline, and IEP decisions — setting a widely watched precedent for the nation's largest school district.

Jun 10

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AI Policy Has Overtaken Cybersecurity as School Districts' Top Technology Priority

The share of school districts without AI guidelines dropped from 43% to 21% in a single year, and AI policy has now surpassed cybersecurity as the top technology concern for district leaders, according to a new EdWeek Market Brief survey.

Jun 2

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Schools Turn to AI for Graduation Ceremonies With Mixed Results

School districts using AI to write graduation speeches and personalized student acknowledgments are getting results ranging from genuinely moving to embarrassingly generic — exposing a deeper tension between efficiency and authenticity at milestone moments.

May 25

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Boston Public Schools Mandates AI Literacy as Graduation Requirement Starting Fall 2026

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced that Boston Public Schools will become the first major-city school district in the U.S. to make AI literacy a graduation requirement, with mandatory coursework launching across all BPS high schools in September 2026.

Apr 21