AFT chief calls to limit classroom technology
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, will propose wide limits on classroom technology in a National Press Club speech, including blocking most computer use until third grade, banning student-facing AI in elementary schools and outlawing social companion chatbots until age 16. She will call for an independent research consortium to study AI and screen effects and criticize the Trump administration for dismantling the Education Department and withholding nearly $300 million in research funding. Her stance aligns the AFT with parent campaigns and could influence state and district device policies and national debate over AI in schools.
AFT leader urges major limits on student devices and school AI.
Context
Parents and some districts have pushed to scale back student screen time. The surgeon…
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- Economic IndicatorEarly sign of slowing edtech adoption…Locked
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