Is universities’ AI embrace undermining their net-zero targets?
Amid all the debates about student employability and academic integrity, the question of how AI mandates square with universities’ commitments to addressing climate change has been largely neglected. Juliette Rowsell reports
Katy ISD restricts the use of AI in elementary school classrooms – Houston Public Media
The Houston-area district, which serves nearly 100,000 students, is banning the use of generative artificial intelligence chat tools in kindergarten through sixth grade while gradually introducing its use for older students.
Large language model-based AI is increasingly integrated into daily life, making it challenging for critics to highlight its limitations. As technology becomes user-friendly, the inner workings are…
Danish high schoolers will have to verbally defend written assignments, in government move to combat AI cheating | CNN
High school students in Denmark will be required to verbally defend their written assignments as part of emergency government measures aimed at combating AI cheating.
Meet Amira, an AI reading tutor alarming some parents and school leaders in New Mexico
Literacy software powered by AI has captured hundreds of thousands of recordings of New Mexico students. Now the state faces questions about children’s data.
Measuring what matters: New Stanford white paper provides a roadmap for creating responsible student assessments in the AI era • Stanford Accelerator for Learning
AI is changing what, where, and how testing happens. How can schools, teachers, and test developers respond?
Professor's invisible prompt trap catches 32 students cheating on their midterm with AI | TechSpot
In an online discussion post, Alcorn State University history professor Dr. Jason Gibson posed a question that represented part of his students' midterm. It was about the...
West Virginia begins rollout of first-in-the-nation AI literacy and digital science curriculum – Tri-State Alert
BERKELEY COUNTY- West Virginia has developed what they’re calling the first digital science and AI literacy framework in the entire country, with educators learning about it this week. State Superintendent of Schools Michele L. Blatt is sharing the new AI and Digital Science Framework during […]
Building AI Literacy: Frameworks, Tools, and Practices | Databricks Blog
AI literacy blends functional, critical, and ethical skills for using AI tools responsibly. Explore the framework, strategies, and evaluation practices.
AI is boosting student homework scores, but tanking exam performances even years after adoption | Fortune
There’s a massive debate over whether Gen Z is the first generation to be less cognitively capable than their parents. A study of 26,800 high school students suggests AI incentives only point in one direction.
But What Can You Actually Do? Why Higher Education is Shifting to Competency-Based Learning
Inside the rise of competency-based education and what it means for today’s learners.Higher education is in the middle of a quiet but important shift. Across campuses and online programs, colleges are rethinking a long-standing question: should learning be measured by time spent in class, or by what
Why Are AI Companies Giving Teachers Free Premium AI?
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Microsoft are investing in educators with free premium AI tools. Learn why teachers have become central to the future of AI in education
Is AI making us stupid through cognitive offloading? New review explores the evidence
A new theoretical review explores whether artificial intelligence is making us stupid. While outsourcing mental tasks to algorithms can erode specific learned skills, scientists suggest our foundational cognitive abilities are resilient. The impact depends on how we use it.
The End of Homework? Teachers Grapple With Cheating in the Age of AI
Teachers say generative AI is forcing them to rethink one of school's oldest institutions.At the beginning of each new class, Al Rabanera lets his students know that he knows they’re using AI.“I’m …
Anthropic launches free Claude for Teachers AI tool in US: What’s include, who are eligible and other details
Anthropic has launched Claude for Teachers, a new version of its AI chatbot designed specifically for K-12 educators in the United States. The company said verified teachers will get free access to …