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New York City Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels pitched extending mayoral control of the public school system for four years to Albany lawmakers yesterday.
He says he wants extra time to implement a law requiring the city’s Department of Education to cut down the number of kids in city classrooms.
2. Mamdani uses fast food feast to bring attention to worker rights
Mayor Zohran Mamdani likes to make sure workers in New York City are being valued. He also likes food.Â
“City Hall’s first-ever mukbang. Here we are,” he said.
He combined those messages in an unusual press conference on YouTube yesterday, in which he took bites of Dunkin’ and Taco Bell before singling out two franchise owners.
3. Department of Education rolls out preliminary guidelines for AI use in classrooms
A controversial technology will soon be rolled out in public schools across the five boroughs.
In initial guidance on how artificial intelligence will be used in classrooms, the Department of Education noted that artificial intelligence is not a replacement for a classroom teacher, but a tool to help with research, writing and planning.
Around the Nation
1. Trump holds swearing in for DHS Secretary Mullin as shutdown, immigration enforcement in spotlight
2. TSA workers demand to be paid as partial government shutdown drags on
3. Strikes hit Iran, Tehran targets Israel and Gulf states amid mixed signals over talks to end war
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