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Happy Friday! This is Alex with Chalkbeat New York.
Backlash against ed-tech has swept the country, with many families and educators raising concerns about screens in classrooms.
Chalkbeat Ideas Editor Matt Barnum recently asked a leading ed-tech advocate what he makes of the outcry, how schools should assess the quality of tech products, and whether blanket screen limits are useful. Read more in today’s top story.
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Teachers Union Threatens to Sue Over ‘Inhumane’ Pension Clawback, The City Reporter
NYC still has long way to go before opening Curtis High School annex on private lot, Staten Island Advance
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