K-12

Following the rollout of its guidelines for AI use in K-12 in January, Washington state's latest version provides updated resources such as policy suggestions, practical implementations, terms and FAQs.

Iterate.ai, based in Denver, is offering its threat detection software to K-12 districts free of charge. The company’s initiative was followed by state legislation calling for school grants to pay for security systems.

Restricting student access to phones during class tends to upset at least some parents and students, but others have come around to the idea, and teachers are observing fewer distractions and behavioral incidents.

Data and anecdotes alike have shown excessive use of smartphones and social media are negatively impacting students' social-emotional skills. Many school districts are implementing programs to counter this.

Starting in the 2024-2025 academic year, tuition-free remote instruction will be available in grades K-12 across Pennsylvania, grades K-10 in Southern California, and K-11 at Louisiana R-II School District in Missouri.

A pair of recent EdWeek Research Center surveys found that more than two-thirds of teachers and school and district leaders expect that AI will have a negative impact on teens' mental health over the next decade.

The grand prize winner in Teach for America's fourth annual EduPitch contest this week was Playground IEP, a special education software that streamlines case-management tasks to reduce workload for overwhelmed staff.

According to a survey of 953 educators conducted between Jan. 31 and March 4, one of the major reasons some teachers aren't using AI in the classroom is because they haven't received professional development on it.

The new Government Coordinating Council will work with all levels of government to open channels of structured communication and put best practices into action in K-12 districts nationwide.

Starting in 2025, the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) will include problem-solving tasks that will be at least partially scored by AI, potentially demonstrating a new use case for the technology.

Clinical psychologist Lisa Strohman connects technology overuse with rampant mental health problems in young people, and she says they will need help from parents, teachers and administrators to deal with this.

In a virtual panel hosted by e.Republic, the Center for Digital Education’s parent company, ed-tech leaders shared thoughts and advice on AI, cybersecurity, the looming fiscal cliff and the importance of collaboration.

The digital education company Edmentum will add curriculum materials from the nonprofit America Succeeds to its career and technical education courses to help students build “soft skills” like critical thinking and creativity.

Some experts say the new European Union Artificial Intelligence Act could have implications for U.S. ed-tech developers who sell products in the EU, especially if it influences domestic policy changes in the U.S.

Two identical bills moving through the Ohio legislature would allow an eligible adult to “act in lieu of a driver training instructor while using an authorized electronic device or application.”

A 13-month study from Copyleaks found an encouraging decline in plagiarism, and most papers and assignments completed by high school and college students were not found to contain AI-generated text.

Mason City Community School District has moved on from the early catastrophizing about artificial intelligence to testing various use cases and defining how AI tools should be used by students and staff.

Sinclair Community College and the online learning company D2L have launched a free, self-paced cybersecurity course, expected to take one or two hours, to help local K-12 administrators stay ahead of cyber threats.