AI in Education

Surveys show many teachers haven’t been trained by school districts on how to use AI. That presents a potent risk to sensitive personal data.

Surveys indicate many teachers haven’t been trained on how to use AI tools, even as some grow more comfortable with using them.

Along with dozens of AI apps designed for educators, there’s a flood of conferences, training, and webinars on the topic.

Newark Public Schools received a $25,000 grant to support the expansion of Khanmigo, an artificial intelligence tutoring tool used in schools.

Despite enthusiasm from New York City’s top education leaders, teachers are still waiting for concrete guidance on AI. In the meantime, educators are taking matters into their own hands.

Newark Public Schools was granted a federal extension allowing school districts to wrap up projects funded by federal COVID relief dollars as it continues to deal with its facilities needs.

Under Banks, the Education Department blocked ChatGPT. Now, the schools chief says AI is going to transform the nation’s largest school system.

Newark Public Schools officials had planned to have the cameras installed by Aug. 31 before the start of the new school year. But challenges in connecting the required cabling through school buildings are delaying the project, sources say.

In an interview this week, León detailed how teachers talked about plans to use artificial intelligence in the classroom, the district’s ongoing facilities needs, and how COVID relief dollars supported schools.

Gov. Phil Murphy tasked New Jersey leaders to lead in AI-powered initiatives. New state guidance aims to help school districts pioneer the technology.

Around 45,000 Indiana students across the state learned with AI tutors last year as part of a state grant to reduce teacher workloads while improving student learning.

Students at First Avenue School last year were among the first to test Khanmigo, an artificially intelligent chatbot developed by Khan Academy and powered by ChatGPT technology.

District leaders say the new cameras are meant to make schools safer and will not result in an invasion of privacy.

Researchers think there is potential for artificial intelligence to aid in identifying students who might have previously gone unrecognized.

As security surveillance technology evolves in schools, experts say oversight and community discussions of its implementation should grow too.

DPSCD students would need teacher permission to use tools such as ChatGPT for class assignments under revised policy