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Templates and letters

Brain development and learning

Mental, social, emotional health

Bias, ethics, racism, sexism

Environment and climate impact

Organizations to follow

  • AI Resist List — Education and actions people can do to resist large-scale, generative AI systems.
  • Algorithmic Justice League — An organization that combines art and research to illuminate the social implications and harms of artificial intelligence.
  • California Federation of Teachers — A union comprised of 147 local unions representing dedicated education workers from early childhood through university.
  • DAIR Institute — A globally distributed network of academics, activists, and engineers focused on mitigating AI harms. Based in Oakland, CA.
  • Data Workers Inquiry — A global, radically participatory research initiative spanning nine countries across five continents.
  • Institute for Families and Technology — A nonprofit organization promoting policies that enhance family formation and connection uninhibited by screens. Based in DC.
  • Kapor Foundation — A non-profit foundation focusing on racial equity and technology, specifically expanding access and tech pathways for marginalized groups.
  • Mothers Against Media Addiction — A grassroots movement of parents and allies fighting back against media addiction and creating a world where real-life experiences and interactions remain at the heart of a healthy childhood.
  • Parents for AI Caution in Educational Spaces (PACES) — A collection of advocacy tools and research to help parents advocate for caution and restraint with AI in PreK-12 education spaces, with a focus on NYC schools but applicable for parents anywhere.
  • Schools Beyond Screens — A national coalition of parents and educators advocating for evidence-based guidelines around technology in the classroom.
  • Stop AI — A movement of everyday people using democratic and non-violent methods to disrupt the reckless development of destructive AI technology.
  • Tech Safe Learning Coalition — A group with a mission to bring together like-minded organizations and individuals who share a unifying goal: keeping our children safe from predatory tech at school.
  • The Collective SF — A group of parents across nine independent San Francisco and Marin schools, united around a shared mission: to reshape digital norms for our families, starting with keeping smartphones and social media out of kids’ hands during their most formative years.

How-to guides