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Hello! It’s Rebecca from Chalkbeat Philly.

It’s the day after election day and school’s back in session. That means many Philly students are back on their Chromebooks.

Facing a backlash to AI in schools, Google is promising to roll out changes that it says will push students to do their own work. That includes turning off Gemini, Google’s AI assistant, as a default setting within Google Classroom.

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At this Mayfair high school, Philly teens take over Election Day polling place, WHYY

Democrat Josh Shapiro easily secures second term as Pennsylvania governor, Spotlight PA

Every Philly school now offers students free breakfast — after classes begin, The Philadelphia Inquirer (Paywall)