Leading Through Uncertainty: State Approaches to AI in K–12 Education
AI reached K–12 classrooms before state policies on its use and role in public education did. States are taking action—but for most, that action is still ad hoc, fragmented, and not keeping up with the pace of change in classrooms and workplaces. This report draws on survey responses and interviews with SEA staff and partner […]
Seven Washington Districts Chosen to Pilot AI-Enabled Data Solutions
The Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE), in partnership with Education First and StrategicEDU, has selected seven Washington districts to join a second phase of their Washington K-12 Innovation with AI Community of Practice: Ferndale School District, Highline Public Schools, Impact Public Schools, Kalama School District, Sequim School District, Summit Public Schools, and Yakima School […]
A Strategic Research Agenda for AI-Driven Transformation in Public Education
A new white paper from the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) names our current reality: no shared measures of success, governance not keeping pace with the technology, and a market increasingly shaped by the priorities of ed-tech vendors. Generative AI carries real risk—”wicked problems” like data and identity theft, cognitive offloading, and threats to students’ […]
Reimagining Learning for the Age of AI: Visions from CRPE’s Think Forward Fellows
Will AI reinforce existing models of schooling, or will it help us build learning environments that center purpose, relationships, and real-world contributions? This is the question that our inaugural cohort of Think Forward AI Fellows explore in this compendium. Conversations about AI often center on details like tools and workflows rather than major concerns like ends […]
Precision Learning Has the Potential to Do What Personalized Learning Could Not
Driving past Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, I noticed a billboard that reads something like, “We treat your cancer like it’s YOUR cancer.” The message is more than a slogan. It captures a growing conviction that generic approaches are no match for serious threats to human health. What distinguishes places like Fred Hutch […]
New Research Finds Schools of Education Fail to Prepare Teachers to Use AI
This article originally appeared in The 74. The rapid rise of generative artificial intelligence is exposing a glaring disconnect in teacher preparation. While forward-thinking superintendents are rolling up their sleeves to build AI literacy among teachers, college programs tasked with preparing the next generation of educators are largely absent from the conversation. This isn’t just a missed opportunity; […]
Calming the Noise: How AI Literacy Efforts Foster Responsible Adoption for Educators
In the two years since ChatGPT’s release, generative AI (genAI) tools have flooded the K-12 education space. Each day, educators and administrators hear new claims about AI’s power to transform learning, while also facing warnings about its dangers. Caught between the hype and the fear, they struggle to distinguish real opportunities from noise. This uncertainty […]
Districts and AI: Tracking Early Adopters and Implications for the 2024-25 School Year
Just two years after ChatGPT’s public introduction, generative AI has rapidly transformed many aspects of society and the workplace. McKinsey’s 2024 State of AI survey of global executives highlights a surge in AI adoption over the past year: 65% of respondents say their organizations regularly use generative AI—nearly double the figure from ten months prior—and 75% predict […]
AI and Education Policy 101: The Evolving Landscape and Lessons from Early Adopters
News broke last week on litigation against Hingham Public Schools in Massachusetts, where a high school senior was disciplined and given a failing grade for using AI assistance on a school assignment. The student’s parents filed suit on the grounds that the district had no official policies on AI usage in place. Districts and states […]
AI Is Coming to U.S. Classrooms, but Who Will Benefit?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving at lightning speed, but will U.S. classrooms be able to evolve with it—and take advantage of its potential benefits? A new report by the American School District Panel (ASDP), a research partnership between the RAND Corporation and CRPE, gives an early look at how AI is influencing teaching and learning, […]