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Schools Left in Lurch After Mamdani Administration Halted Education Software Purchases

By Big New York · 08/26/2026 · Updated 08/26/2026

With classes starting Sept. 10, school leaders say they’re unable to renew online gradebooks, family communication tools and other routine software. This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. After intense backlash to its initial artificial intelligence policy, New York City’s Education Department ordered principals last month to halt software purchases while.

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With classes starting Sept. 10, school leaders say they’re unable to renew online gradebooks, family communication tools and other routine software. This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. After intense backlash to its initial artificial intelligence policy, New York City’s Education Department ordered principals last month to halt software purchases while.

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