Members of Generation Z – those born between 1997 and 2012 – are growing more cautious about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly in education, where rising use of the technology in schools is being met with skepticism about its effect on learning and academic integrity, according to a new survey from the Walton Family Foundation and Gallup.

The University of Florida is leading a new statewide K-12 AI Education Task Force, which aims to provide educators with coordinated guidance for teaching and learning with artificial intelligence (AI).

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded $11 million to the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) to launch a multistate initiative to prepare thousands of K-12 educators to teach foundational computer science (CS) and artificial intelligence (AI).

Miles College, a historically Black college based in Fairfield, Ala., is rolling out a new “Access for All” program that aims to provide workforce preparedness skills in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to hundreds of Alabama high school students.

A bill that would prohibit students in grades K-5 from accessing digital devices while in the classroom is advancing through the Tennessee state legislature.  

Nearly $4.2 million in grant funds distributed by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) will create artificial intelligence (AI) projects across the nation to support K-12 AI learning. 

The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) – an association that represents K-12 school system technology leaders – is identifying critical media literacy as an increasingly important hurdle for students navigating content generated by artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.

A survey of eight U.S. school districts by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that their deployments of assistive technologies to help students with disabilities are facing problems, including a lack of awareness of those products and services and the training required to use them.

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) in Virginia is implementing a new emergency management system, created by Raptor Technologies, to strengthen its safety and security programs.

LEGO Education launched new online courses on Monday in artificial intelligence (AI) and computer science for K-8 students to turn LEGO blocks into science and technology learning.