Why NYC and L.A. Are Banning AI in Schools, Plus Ukrainians Are Forced Underground

Here's the Scoop · Sep 3, 2026 · 23m

New York City and Los Angeles school districts have launched moratoriums on AI in schools — in NYC through eighth grade, in L.A. including high school. WNYC education reporter Jessica Gould explains what’s in the New York ban and how it fits into a wider pushback against technology in schools nationwide. Then, Ukrainians are living under the most intense Russian bombardment since the war began. NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel visits a maternity hospital and a school near the Russian border that have been forced to operate underground. Finally, we remember the legacy of…