Education

School districts across Indiana have taken different approaches to AI, with some using it to automate grading or generate lesson ideas and discussion prompts, while others are wary of AI-enabled cheating by students.

About 500,000 students across more than 1,100 schools in New York City had online classes Monday, after schools stress-tested the technology and prepared their virtual classrooms in anticipation of inclement weather.

The move reflects a broader push by the education platform Newsela to help educators turn fragmented student data into actionable intelligence without adding new systems or complexity.

At a recent webinar hosted by Fast Company and Texas A&M University, private-sector executives said colleges and universities must partner with tech companies and embrace AI to remain relevant to students.

Faced with falling enrollment and a growing budget deficit, United Independent School District is expanding its early college program and preparing to offer a virtual high school program, open to any student in Texas.

A recently unveiled policy from Ohio’s Department of Education and Workforce contains few specifics and no learning standards for AI. Lawmakers say they intend to revise it in the future.

The American Medical Association awarded $12 million across 11 institutions to implement artificial intelligence-powered feedback for students on tasks like clinical reasoning and interactions with patients.

A recent promotion through the state-funded CalKIDS initiative highlights how the state of California is using education savings accounts to address technology access for students.

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, an international policy research group, found that when students depend on AI, the mental processes that turn answers into understanding decline.

Many school districts are still in the early, cautious phases, setting guidelines and testing tools, while local colleges are certifying teachers and using it to create teaching assistants, tutors or study aides.

A pair of "Future 2 Schools" at Houston Independent School District will have semester-long courses on AI tools and assign students accelerated coursework on an online platform once they're proficient in core subjects.

The AI research company Anthropic is giving a global collective of teachers access to AI workshops, an online community forum and other resources, both to share ideas and to inform the progress of their chatbot Claude.

A teacher-built AI platform received the highest combined audience and judge score at an ed-tech startup competition during the Future of Education Technology Conference in Orlando last week.

Developing policies to establish phone-free schools and a playbook for artificial intelligence, including curriculum, rules and professional learning, are among Connecticut's legislative priorities for 2026.

Proposed bills in the Kansas House and Senate share a common goal, but they differ in ways that could affect how districts implement the rules, including how the school day is defined and how devices would be stored.

A policy advocate from the American Civil Liberties Union warned FETC attendees last week that fear-based marketing and limited empirical evidence are driving district adoption of student surveillance tools.

A new statewide strategy maps out how AI could reshape careers, classrooms, energy infrastructure and government operations — if its recommendations are done carefully. Education is a key starting point.

To support students facing mental health stressors in the digital age, school leaders must explain features like “data mining” and “engagement algorithms,” and give kids chances to develop social skills offline.