AI + Education Insights
BBC News with CEO Amanda Bickerstaff
BBC News invited AI for Education CEO Amanda Bickerstaff to discuss the critical need for AI literacy and responsible integration in education vs. the simple but potentially myopic outright ban favored by others.
CBS Morning News: “AI Use in Schools: Ban or Fan?”
AI for Education was featured on CBS Morning News where CEO Amanda Bickerstaff discussed the evolving role of AI tools in academic settings.
New AI State Guidance Released
Georgia became the 25th state to publish state-level AI guidelines for K-12 education. Use our resource to check out the latest AI state guidance!
New Pew Study Reveals Growing Teen ChatGPT Use
Teen use of ChatGPT is rising, but students are drawing their own ethical lines about how to use AI in their schoolwork.
Southern California Emergency Relief Fund
The wildfires in Southern California in January 2025 have devastated communities and severely impacted the Los Angeles Unified School District. Join us in donating to this effort!
Women in AI Fellows Announced
We’re honored to be a part of the EDSAFE AI Alliance, which announced today its second cohort of Women in AI Fellows. We know how important it is to elevate female AI thought leaders and practitioners like this to ensure AI adoption is fit-for-purpose for our schools.
Train the Trainer 6-Week Course: January 2025 Launch
Our team had a clear purpose when launching our Train the Trainer 6-week course in January: support the educators who are pioneering AI leadership in their organizations.
1 Million Website Visits in 2024!
We're humbled to share that our AI for Education website had over 1 MILLION visits in 2024! As part of our mission to provide AI literacy training to 1 million educators, we think hitting this milestone was driven by our commitment to sharing free, high-quality resources educators need.
Diving into the New AI Reasoning Models
We share highlights from Wharton Professor Ethan Mollick's exploration of the new AI reasoning models and how specialized agents hold significant promise for the future.
Lower Student AI Literacy Predicts Higher Propensity to Use AI on Assignments
Research shows that students with lower AI literacy had a greater propensity to use AI to complete an assignment compared with those with higher AI literacy.
Does Prompting Still Matter?
Why teaching prompting techniques continues to be a core feature of AI Literacy for educators.
How Teens Think About & Use AI
A new survey sheds light on how American teenagers' think about and use ChatGPT, demonstrating a growing awareness of GenAI technology and nuanced attitudes about its appropriate use in academic contexts.
Education and the Future of Jobs Report
The World Economic Forum just released their Future of Job's Report for 2025. We share the key highlights and implications for education.
How Does Gen Z View and Use AI?
New research that focuses on students and AI from TeachAI and EY, which provides some interesting findings about how Gen Z perceives and uses AI.
House AI Taskforce Releases Report
The House AI Taskforce released its AI report, a bipartisan effort outlining the guiding principles, recommendations, and policy proposals for the US on responsible AI innovation and adoption - with Education and AI literacy major areas of focus.
ElevenLabs AI Voice Tool Review for Educators
AI for Education reviewed the ElevenLabs AI Voice Tool through an educator lens, digging into the new autonomous voice agent functionality that facilitates interactive user engagement.
U.S. DOE's Office for Civil Rights’ Guide on AI
The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has released a comprehensive guide on avoiding discriminatory use of AI in education.
CEO Amanda Bickerstaff on Scripps News’ “Morning Rush”
AI for Education CEO Amanda Bickerstaff was invited to Scripps News’ "Morning Rush" to discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by the integration of AI in education, particularly in light of a recent lawsuit involving a high school student suspended for using AI in an assignment.
OpenAI's SimpleQA: A Reality Check on AI Hallucinations
OpenAI's new SimpleQA benchmark reveals that even advanced AI models like GPT-4 fail to provide accurate answers 60% of the time on basic factual questions. This highlights a critical reliability gap made evident by recent incidents like Alaska's AI-generated school policy built on non-existent research.
Houston ISD AI Guidebook
While such a policy is always an ongoing work-in-progress, we wanted to share our work with Houston ISD to develop their AI Guidebook, which serves as a framework for students, staff, and families to safely and effectively engage with AI tools while protecting student privacy and maintaining academic integrity.