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BCPS Pulls Back On AI Reading Program Amid Screen Time Concerns: Report

An AI reading program is being phased out of BCPS elementary classrooms amid concerns about how much screen time young students are getting.

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — The Baltimore County Public Schools system is pulling back on its use of an artificial intelligence program intended to help improve reading skills for young students, according to a report.

The decision comes as staffers and BCPS families have grown concerned about the amount of screen time that students from kindergarten to third grade have been subjected.

Citing an email sent to families, The Baltimore Sun reported the Amira program would be phased out of classrooms, although the AI program may still be used as a supplemental resource for students performing literacy standards.

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