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How schools are handling AI, screen time and slashes to the Department of Education

NPR | By Nirvi Shah,

Ayesha Rascoe

Published August 30, 2026 at 7:19 AM CDT

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How will changes at the U.S. Department of Education affect schoolchildren this year, what's happening with screentime limits in classrooms, and how are schools adjusting to AI?

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Nirvi Shah

Ayesha Rascoe

Ayesha Rascoe is the host of Weekend Edition Sunday and the Saturday episodes of Up First.