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On Monday, 28 September 2026 at 18:30–19:30 EDT (22:30–23:30 UTC), The New York Public Library (NYPL) and Data & Society host ‘Who Gets to Decide How AI Enters Our Schools?‘ at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) and online.
This is a pivotal year for shaping the role AI will play in American classrooms: states have begun distributing AI products across school districts, and the New York City Department of Education has barred student AI use in elementary and middle schools this school year. The event explores what’s at stake for the city’s more than 1,700 schools and the families they serve. It is built around ‘Coding Kids: Big Tech’s Battle to Remake Public Schools‘, the new book by New York Times reporter Natasha Singer, which explores how tech companies are using schools to mainstream their AI tools.
The session is part of the 7 Stories Up Series at SNFL, Registration is free for both in-person and livestream attendance. The event is 18+.
INTRODUCTION
Janet Haven – Executive Director, Data & Society
SPEAKERS
Natasha Singer – Reporter, The New York Times; Author, Coding Kids
Amanda Lenhart – Senior Fellow, Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop; Technology Policy Fellow, Princeton CITP
Scott Kern – Teacher, North Star Academy, Newark NJ; AI Innovation Lead, Uncommon Schools
MODERATOR
Meredith Broussard – Professor, NYU Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute; Research Director, NYU Alliance for Public Interest Technology
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