{"id":228702,"date":"2026-06-09T11:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T15:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/09\/the-new-york-state-united-teachers-union-calls-for-limits-on-screen-time-student-facing-artificial-intelligence-in-schools\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T11:30:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T15:30:15","slug":"the-new-york-state-united-teachers-union-calls-for-limits-on-screen-time-student-facing-artificial-intelligence-in-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/09\/the-new-york-state-united-teachers-union-calls-for-limits-on-screen-time-student-facing-artificial-intelligence-in-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"The New York State United Teachers Union \u2018Calls For Limits On Screen Time, Student-Facing Artificial Intelligence In Schools\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnylabortoday.com\/news\/2026\/06\/09\/new-york-state-labor-news\/the-new-york-state-united-teachers-union-calls-for-limits-on-screen-time-student-facing-artificial-intelligence-in-schools\/\">The New York State United Teachers Union \u2018Calls For Limits On Screen Time, Student-Facing Artificial Intelligence In Schools\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnylabortoday.com\/news\/2026\/06\/09\/new-york-state-labor-news\/the-new-york-state-united-teachers-union-calls-for-limits-on-screen-time-student-facing-artificial-intelligence-in-schools\/\">https:\/\/www.wnylabortoday.com\/news\/2026\/06\/09\/new-york-state-labor-news\/the-new-york-state-united-teachers-union-calls-for-limits-on-screen-time-student-facing-artificial-intelligence-in-schools\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-09 11:17:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.wnylabortoday.com\">www.wnylabortoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) announced its commitment to setting developmentally appropriate limits on educational technology usage in New York schools, particularly for younger learners.<\/li>\n<li>The NYSUT Board of Directors passed a resolution advocating for restrictions on screen time and Artificial Intelligence (AI) use in classrooms, especially for Pre-Kindergarten through second grade students.<\/li>\n<li>Specific restrictions include no one-to-one screen\/device use for students in early grades, except for those with documented special needs; 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