NYCPS recommends no more than 30 minutes of daily 1:1 screen time for students in grades 3–5, with specified instructional, assessment and accessibility exceptions.
Grades / students
Grades 3 through 5
Policy type
Recommended
Passed / adopted
Date not established in this record
Legal start
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School implementation
2026–27 school year. Exact board adoption and legal effective dates are not separately verified.
NYCPS recommends no more than 45 minutes of daily 1:1 screen time for students in grades 6–8, with specified instructional, assessment and accessibility exceptions.
Grades / students
6-8
Policy type
Recommended
Passed / adopted
Date not established in this record
Legal start
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School implementation
2026–27 school year. Exact board adoption and legal effective dates are not separately verified.
All NYCPS high-school students are required to complete two 45-minute AI-literacy modules covering how AI works, data privacy and bias, and appropriate uses of AI in school; some CTE/certification/pilot participants receive deeper AI learning.
Grades / students
9-12
Learning requirement
Student instruction required
Passed / adopted
Date not established in this record
Legal start
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School implementation
2026–27 school year. Exact board adoption and legal effective dates are not separately verified.
CS4All supports schools in expanding computer-science experiences and computational thinking. The program page does not establish that every student currently receives a specified course or number of hours.
Grades / students
School-level opportunities; individual participation not established
Learning requirement
Optional support / resources
Passed / adopted
Date not established in this record
Legal start
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School implementation
Current published initiative. Participation, course availability and delivered instructional time need school-level verification.
Current: Moratorium on student-facing GenAI in 2K–8; no routine 1:1 screen time in 2K–2; older-grade daily limits are recommendations.
History: 2023 temporary ChatGPT block later reversed; 2024 qualifying policy scope unresolved; no complete baseline restriction coding. 2025: Explicit 2025 search completed; no additional dated qualifying change verified. This is not proof of no policy.
Last recorded review: 2026-10-05. This is not a complete audit of the district.
Would fund state policies restricting student possession or use of personal electronic devices during school hours. Eligible policies would cover public elementary and secondary schools, include health and disability exceptions, and be developed with district and community input. School-authorized instructional laptops and tablets meeting specified safeguards are excluded.
Latest step: 2026-10-01 · Sponsors announced introduction; posted text has no bill number or committee assignment.
Next: Confirm the numbered Congressional record and committee action. No hearing or vote date is verified.
No date verified. Passage timing is not established unless the source supplies an expectation.
Would create grade-based limits on school-issued devices, prioritize non-digital instruction and restrict generative AI and distracting services on school devices.
Latest step: 2026-08-21 · Pending · Senate Rules
Next: No hearing or vote date verified. Further committee action would be needed.
No date verified. Passage timing is not established unless the source supplies an expectation.
Required instruction, offered courses, documented curriculum and school-specific pilots are different findings. A news item about one classroom cannot establish a district-wide entitlement.