AI Use in Schools Sparks Backlash from Teachers, Parents

The New York Post reports growing backlash from teachers, parents and some students over AI tools and Chromebook deployments in New York City schools. The Post describes a third-grade student assigned the AI reading program Amira who was repeatedly flagged for pronunciation errors tied to a hearing impairment; the student's mother told The Post, "It was having him reread words like 'cat' and 'bat' and 'dog.'" The Post also reports parents seeing students use tools like Google Lens to answer problems, and cites an incident at Motion Picture Technical High School where students posted online opposing an AI-led initiative. Records reviewed by The Post show New York City has committed roughly $530 million across two Chromebook contracts with CDW Government since 2014. The Post reports that guidelines on classroom AI remain unclear and that the Department of Education had been expected to release a review this month.