{"id":327,"date":"2026-05-27T13:10:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T13:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=327"},"modified":"2026-05-27T13:10:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T13:10:34","slug":"teachers-union-president-calls-for-limits-on-ai-and-screen-time-in-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=327","title":{"rendered":"Teachers union president calls for limits on AI and screen time in schools"},"content":{"rendered":"

The head of one of the country\u2019s largest teachers unions will call for limits on technology in schools in a speech Wednesday, including blocking most students from using computers in class until they reach third grade, prohibiting student-facing AI in elementary schools and banning \u201csocial companion\u201d chatbots until age 16.<\/p>

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Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, plans to declare that schools \u201care drowning in tech,\u201d according to an advance copy of her remarks. She will propose an independent research consortium to study the effects of AI and screens on student learning.<\/p>

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\u201cStudents need their teachers \u2014 real human beings, not robots and not chatbots,\u201d she plans to say in a speech at the National Press Club in Washington.<\/p>

Weingarten\u2019s comments signal that she is a prominent new ally to a fast-growing grassroots movement of parents pushing to scale back screen time in public schools. The effort, which has bipartisan support, arises from concerns that completing classwork on school-issued laptops distracts students, leading to worse grades and social skills. <\/p>

\u201cI\u2019m not calling for an AI ban or a Chromebook bonfire,\u201d she will say. \u201cWhat I am calling for is getting the balance right to harness the benefits of technology while mitigating the harms.\u201d<\/p>

The education labor leader\u2019s speech comes one week after the Trump administration issued a surgeon general\u2019s advisory warning against excessive screen time for children, including in schools. The schools to buy more physical textbooks, prioritize pen-and-paper curricula and make time for more physical and social activities for all grade levels, in addition to banning student cellphones.<\/p>

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Throughout her speech, Weingarten will criticize the Trump administration\u2019s education policies and urge officials to do more to combat screens in schools. She plans to blast the administration for dismantling the Education Department and withholding nearly $300 million in education research funding that could be used to study the most effective teaching methods in the AI era. <\/p>

\u201cWith this administration, we are on our own,\u201d Weingarten plans to say. \u201cI\u2019m not a detective, but I see some clues between the Trump administration\u2019s laissez-faire approach to addressing the harms of technology and the tech titans who are funding the president\u2019s ballroom, presidential library and political action committees.\u201d<\/p>

The Trump administration recently enacted regulations to prioritize initiatives \u201cto expand the appropriate and ethical use of AI\u201d in schools. In response to Weingarten\u2019s criticisms, the White House pointed to President Donald Trump\u2019s executive orders AI adoption to keep the U.S. competitive globally and asserted that federal spending on the Education Department had not resulted in better academic achievement. <\/p>

A White House spokesman said Weingarten \u201cis the last person who should be weighing in about what is best for American students\u201d because the AFT pushed for safety measures before schools reopened during the Covid pandemic.<\/p>

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\u201cThe Trump Administration is finally putting American students and families first,\u201d Davis Ingle, a White House spokesman, said in a statement.<\/p>

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