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Natasha Singer @natashanyt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Really looking forward to the Civics of Tech Book Club discussion at 8pm tonight featuring my new book, Coding Kids! ... expecting it to be 🔥🔥🔥

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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Amazing to read this as I'm reading @natashanyt.bsky.social's new book, Coding Kids. All the strategies are here: stroking educator egos, using celebrities, making grants, and more. Have to love this superintendent contracting with OpenAI and Salesforce first, developing an AI policy later.

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SF schools chief faces teacher, parent backlash over Salesforce-backed tech push

The tech rollout is controversial among parents and teachers.

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Natasha Singer @natashanyt.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

In a Google AI teacher training session today, Gemini turned my new book, "Coding Kids," into a four-slide story for students. TLDR: Big Tech captures the classroom. But a "brave teacher" saves the day, helping kids become "true critical thinkers."

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Natasha Singer @natashanyt.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Thanks @newyorker.com ! “Coding Kids is an even-tempered yet withering narrative of how the nation’s public schools came under the spell of private corporations."

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Natasha Singer @natashanyt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

OpenAI + MSFT workers worried that training AI on millions of newspaper articles amounted to "the largest theft of labor in human history," my NYT colleagues report. Wondering how unionized teachers feel about this .. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/technology/microsoft-openai-publishing-industry.html

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Microsoft and OpenAI Workers Worry About ‘Largest Theft of Labor’ in History

Newly unsealed court documents showed concern within Microsoft and OpenAI over the use of millions of news articles to develop A.I. systems.

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kate conger @kateconger.com · 10/09/2026

really fascinating and important book out NOW from my colleague @natashanyt.bsky.social, about how Big Tech captured classrooms across America: www.instagram.com/p/DdHFighlox2

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Natasha Singer @natashanyt.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Is it more important for schools to train children to use chatbots -- or to equip kids to examine how A.I. is steering us? We delve into the global A.I. education/skilling debate in today's @nytimes.com's The World newsletter: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/w...

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Back to School, Now With A.I.

This year is shaping up to be a global experiment in education: Can students embrace tech innovation without losing critical thinking skills?

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Andy Liddell @andyliddell.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I’ve been devouring my copy of @natashanyt.bsky.social’s Coding Kids, out today. However bad you think the tech takeover of public schools is, it’s been going on longer and has penetrated more deeply than you can likely imagine. Get your copy here 👇🏻

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Coding Kids: Big Tech's Battle to Remake Public Schools

Fourth graders doing Google-branded coding lessons. Amazon schooling seventh graders on its warehouse robots. Advanced Placement computing courses from Microsoft and Apple. Many educators and parents ...

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Natasha Singer @natashanyt.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

In 1979, @nader.org documented how companies were flooding schools with corporate-sponsored learning materials. My new book, "Coding Kids," traces corporate influence in classrooms from then to now. If you or someone you know is interested in these issues, please pre-order the book today!

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Frank Catalano @frankcatalano.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I worked in #edtech, as an exec & industry consultant, for nearly 30 years. What @natashanyt.bsky.social describes — accurately & fairly, IMHO — shows how much education technology has changed since around 2010 when iPads as cheap devices plus widespread broadband began to make edtech ubiquitous.

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Natasha Singer @natashanyt.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Great column today by my nytopinion.com colleague @jessgrose.bsky.social on the campaign to spread A.I. in schools, with little evidence of its benefits -- and a number of emerging studies on its learning risks. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/o...

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Opinion | American Students Shouldn’t Be Guinea Pigs for Chatbots

Every minute of delay in regulating A.I. use in schools is another opportunity for Big Tech to fill the vacuum.

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Natasha Singer @natashanyt.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Looking forward to being on the Ralph @nader.org Radio Hour next month to talk about my new book, "Coding Kids." You can pre-order it here: bookshop.org/p/books/codi...

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Natasha Singer @natashanyt.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I've covered school tech for the @nytimes.com for a decade. And I'm still fascinated by how Big Tech makes products like Chromebooks and A.I. chatbots seem urgent in schools. Our story today brings you inside that powerful industry playbook for influencing schools. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/b...

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How Big Tech Captured American Schools (Gift Article)

Companies like Google and Microsoft have used their money, their might and their massive reach to influence nearly every step of the education supply chain.

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Natasha Singer @natashanyt.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Fellow Boston natives, some news: The awesome @emilysweeney22.bsky.social is now following me (!) on bsky. To celebrate, I'm wearing my wicked fav t-shirt

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Natasha Singer @natashanyt.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

In a riveting episode of The Daily this week, we feature some amazing high school students in Newark discussing what they learned this year in a new A.I. literacy class. Among the teens' conclusions: "artificial intelligence is a tool -- not an intelligence." www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/p...

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The Battle Over A.I. in the Classroom

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Natasha Singer @natashanyt.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

What a difference a year makes. Last summer, the AFT announced a $23 million deal with Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic to launch a National Academy of A.I. Instruction for teachers. Now the teachers' union is calling for no A.I. chatbots in elementary schools. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/t...

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Teachers’ Union Urges Schools to Curb A.I. Chatbots and Screen Time

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Natasha Singer @natashanyt.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

I've been covering tech, and tech industry influence, in schools for more than a decade. And I've never seen this kind of rapidly scaling effort by parents pushing for more oversight of the laptops and learning apps that schools give kids. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/t...

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In Backlash Against Tech in Schools, Parents Are Winning Rollbacks

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Natasha Singer @natashanyt.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

I visited a new A.I. Literacy course at Washington Park High School in Newark. The class aims to equip students for a world where automated systems increasingly help decide who gets a job interview or a loan. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/technology/ai-literacy-newark-school-chatbots.html

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The Lesson of A.I. Literacy Class: Don’t Let the Chatbot Think for You

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Natasha Singer @natashanyt.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

As some countries race to embed new AI tools in schools, I spoke with leaders in Estonia and Iceland about their more precautionary approaches to classroom chatbot use. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/technology/school-ai-chatgpt-estonia-iceland.html

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As Schools Embrace A.I. Tools, Skeptics Raise Concerns

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Natasha Singer @natashanyt.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Silicon Valley leaders for years promised high-paying jobs to kids who could code. Now, with industry layoffs and increase use of A.I. coding tools, recent computing grads are struggling to land tech jobs. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/t...

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Goodbye, $165,000 Tech Jobs. Student Coders Seek Work at Chipotle.

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Natasha Singer @natashanyt.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

This just in: Microsoft announces $4 billion for A.I. education, as tech giants race to embed their chatbots into teaching and learning. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/b...

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Microsoft Pledges $4 Billion Toward A.I. Education

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Natasha Singer @natashanyt.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

This just in: The tech industry drive to A.I.-fy schools is accelerating. The American Federation of Teachers plans to open an artificial intelligence training hub for teachers in NYC -- backed by $23 million from OpenAI, Microsoft and Anthropic. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/t...

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OpenAI and Microsoft Bankroll New A.I. Training for Teachers

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Natasha Singer @natashanyt.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Recent grads, college students and other first-time job seekers: I'm writing a story about tech hiring in the age of A.I.. If you've recently applied for tech jobs or internships, please tell us about your experiences here: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/b...

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Are You Applying for Tech Jobs or Tech Internships? We Want to Hear About It.

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Natasha Singer @natashanyt.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

As a reporter covering A.I. --and cellphone bans-- in schools, these stats from Jonathan Haidt's nytopinion piece today really struck me: When thinking about their child's experiences growing up, 45% of parents polled by Harris said they wished ChatGPT had never been invented.

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Natasha Singer @natashanyt.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

OpenAI, the company whose ChatGPT tool helped spark chatbot cheating, wants to embed A.I. in every facet of university life. Here's what the company told me about its plans to conquer campuses. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/technology/chatgpt-openai-colleges.html

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Welcome to Campus. Here’s Your ChatGPT.

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Natasha Singer @natashanyt.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Morning from Times Square. Surveillance brought to you by @ Meta

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