New York and Los Angeles Ban Student-Facing AI in K-12 Schools

New York City and Los Angeles Unified School District have announced one-year moratoriums on student-facing generative AI use for public elementary and middle school students, and on all student-issued devices across all grades for the 2026-27 school year, respectively. This move, coupled with a new American Psychological Association (APA) report recommending thorough analysis of edtech tools, signals a shift towards more deliberate evaluation of AI in education.