Mayor Zohran Mamdani is betting big on the program, which he hopes to expand to 12,000 seats next year and citywide by the end of his first term.

As NYC students head back to school with a new AI moratorium and suggested screen time limits, relieved parents are using the rules to set boundaries at home.

Free 2-K and new AI restrictions are taking effect, but much of the mayor’s K-12 agenda remains unclear. Here are five issues to watch.

NYC is banning student-facing generative AI tools in preschool through 8th grade and calling for screen time limits. But with key details still murky, educators face uncertainty just days before school starts.

NYC public schools are expected to ban student-facing artificial intelligence for grades 2-K through 8 under new guidelines to be announced Wednesday. The rules also limit classroom screen time.

Thousands of new teachers gathered for orientation at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center as the city prepares to issue new guidance on AI in schools

City officials urged the board to approve the $1.65 million deal that supports “mission critical” HR and enrollment systems. Opposition to Oracle and concerns about AI helped sink it.

With classes starting Sept. 10, school leaders say they’re unable to renew online gradebooks, family communication tools, and other routine software.

The legal challenge puts Mayor Zohran Mamdani in an awkward position because he supported similar legislation on the campaign trail.

Experts worry NYC’s new class size bonuses could disproportionately benefit teachers at more affluent schools, where classes tend to be larger.