Melissa Manno

When in-person schooling resumed after the Covid pandemic, Ned Campbell went “all in” on educational technology. He had his high schoolers use their Chromebooks every day to fill out interactive

Earlier this month, kindergarteners in Croton-on-Hudson started the school year without screens after a campaign by hundreds of local parents.

REGIONAL – When in-person schooling resumed after the COVID pandemic, Ned Campbell went "all in" on educational technology. He had his high schoolers use their Chromebooks every day to fill

Earlier this month, kindergarteners in Croton-on-Hudson started the school year without screens after a campaign by hundreds of local parents.

More than a third of school districts reviewed used medically inaccurate and misleading sex education curricula. Melissa Manno · September 23, 2026

This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here (https://nysfocus/newsletter).

A New York Focus analysis of roughly 680 school district websites and school board manuals found that more than half lack formal AI policies.

Last month, New York City Public Schools announced a one-year moratorium on student-facing generative artificial intelligence through eighth grade — making it the highest-profile example of a school district policy

This article was originally published by New York Focus. Last month, New York City Public Schools announced a one-year moratorium on student-facing generat

Super PACs backed by sports betting giants like FanDuel and DraftKings have spent $4 million on New York elections since the June primary.