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Alberto Carvalho has resigned as superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District amid an ongoing FBI investigation linked to a collapsed education tech company. The resignation follows a four-month paid-leave period and a district facing a multibillion-dollar deficit, with Andres Chait acting as interim leader.
New York City has hit peak summer activity with record crowds and spending. After Knicks’ championship and World Cup crowds, the city remains lively as visitors push commerce and events into high gear this August.
New York City has imposed a one-year moratorium on student-facing generative AI for pre-K through eighth grade, affecting about 600,000 pupils. The city has set screen-time caps, banned companion chatbots across grades, and created twice-yearly AI literacy classes and limited supervised pilots for high schoolers while it reviews ed‑tech contracts and tools.
NYC public schools have introduced school avoidance liaisons to address chronic absenteeism after data shows high no-show rates among students, including a large share of disabled learners. The unpaid roles will work with families to reconnect students with mental health and other resources, with plans due by Sept. 30.