Candidates Clash on "EdTech" Expansion at Packed Croton Board of Education Forum
2026-04-2315770 words transcribed
Five candidates for the Croton-Harmon Board of Education gathered at a standing-room-only forum at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church to debate the proliferation of technology in local schools. Organized by the Croton Community Collective (CCC), the event focused on screen time, phonics versus pixels, and the impact of artificial intelligence, revealing sharp divisions between challengers advocating for a "tech reset" and incumbents defending a gradual evolution.
●**Five Candidates Forum:** Incumbents Neal Haber (27 years), Sarah Carrier (9 years), and Anamika Bhatnagar (3 years) faced challengers Jake Day and Betsy Laird.
●**Six Themes Debated:** The forum covered EdTech proliferation, analog vs. digital reading, device limits, phone bans, AI policy, and future visions.
●**Next Event:** The broader League of Women Voters forum is scheduled for May 12 at 7:30 PM in the high school auditorium.