A first-of-its-kind NBC News analysis looks into students’ YouTube activity during school.Texas Senate candidates Ken Paxton and James Talarico crisscross the state in the countdown to Election Day.
And the dilemma stalking the Knicks’ NBA title defense.Here’s what to know today.How YouTube junk is infiltrating classroomsOver the past decade, YouTube has become ubiquitous in the American classroom.Many districts distribute their own laptops and encourage students to watch educational videos but often struggle to effectively restrict what else kids can watch.This is Morning Rundown, a weekday newsletter to start your day.
Sign up here to get it in your inbox.That means millions of students have access to billions of videos on a site where they can go from math lessons to videos containing profanity or sexually suggestive scenes in just a few clicks.In a first-of-its-kind analysis, NBC News reporters examined more than 17,000 videos viewed on students’ devices through a mix of AI and manual review.Several who have struggled with the lure of YouTube said it swallowed up the hours they were supposed to be learning.One such student, Richard, watched a mix of sports highlights, police chase footage, and AI-generated animations — all on his school-issued laptop, often while sitting in class.
His mother eventually asked administrators to block the platform, but they said too many teachers used it for instruction.“Why can’t you see what this is doing?” she wondered.“This constant, immediate gratification on a screen all day long, instead of healthy interactions being taught by a teacher, is so unhealthy.”Read the full story here.Paxton and Talarico hold a day of dueling rallies in TexasTexas Senate candidates Ken Paxton and James Talarico.AP; GettyWith in-person early voting officially underway in Texas, Senate candidates Ken Paxton and James Talarico are crisscrossing the state to deliver their final urgent pleas to voters.
Paxton, the Republican can...