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July 10
AI in education When AI Floods Classrooms, Struggling Learners Have the Most to Lose AI is near-universal in higher education and accelerating into K-12 classrooms. Global teacher unions are sounding the alarm. For children who struggle with reading or attention, the evidence points to… Two bipartisan AI literacy bills and what they mean for children who learn differently AI in education Schools Are Getting AI Literacy Mandates. Here’s What Matters for Struggling Learners. Congress introduced two bipartisan bills to bring AI instruction to every K-12 classroom. The research base has 20 rigorous studies, and they show access alone does not close the gap.…
July 9
AI in education Virginia Schools Must Have AI Policies After Eight of Ten Districts Had None A new Virginia law requires every school district to have an AI policy, but VCU research found eight of ten districts had none for teachers. For children who already struggle… AI in education AI Tools Tell Schools Which Kids Struggle. They Don’t Say Why. Schools are adopting AI analytics platforms that promise personalized learning pathways and weekly progress reports. The one question no press release answers: what does the AI actually do when it… AI in education Maryland School AI Policies Arrive This Fall. One Critical Gap Remains. Maryland now requires every school district to adopt AI policies by fall. The law checks real boxes: privacy, bias monitoring, IDEA compliance. Legal compliance is not the same as proof… AI in education AI That Watches Your Child All Day Is Coming to Schools A new category of classroom technology called ambient AI passively monitors students through cameras, microphones, and platform data without any student interaction. Maryland stakeholders are debating adoption now. For children…
July 5
Federal Bills Push AI Into K-12 Schools. Parents Should Ask Who Benefits. AI in education Federal Bills Push AI Into K-12 Schools. Parents Should Ask Who Benefits. Two bipartisan federal bills want to bring AI literacy into every K-12 classroom. The endorser list for one of them includes OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft. That is not a neutral… Students Know AI Is Hurting Their Thinking. Schools Keep Expanding AI Programs. AI in education Students Know AI Is Hurting Their Thinking. Schools Keep Expanding AI Programs. RAND’s March 2026 study found 67 percent of students believe AI use erodes critical thinking skills, up 10-plus percentage points in a single year. Schools are responding by adding AI…
July 4
Schools Scale AI Fast. 77 Percent of Students Get No Training to Use It. AI in education Schools Scale AI Fast. 77 Percent of Students Get No Training to Use It. Microsoft’s 2026 global survey found 58% of school leaders are scaling AI while 77% of students received no formal training. RAND documents the equity fallout: high-poverty schools have half the…
July 3
Written Tests Were Always the Wrong Measure for Kids Who Read Differently AI in education Written Tests Were Always the Wrong Measure for Kids Who Read Differently AI is forcing universities to ask whether written tests actually measure learning. For parents of children with dyslexia, that question has never been new — and the researchers' answers point…