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.
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.
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.
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.
Stanford’s AI-Assisted Tutoring Study
A new study from Stanford released today suggests that AI-assisted tutoring, when designed to support rather than replace human tutors, can have a moderately positive impact on student learning outcomes.
Google Notebook LM Demo & Review
Product demo and review of Google's Notebook LM - a new free, AI-powered research assistant that helps users organize, analyze, and create outputs from their research materials.
Impact of GenAI on Learning
A recent study from Wharton found that students who use AI tutors with no safeguards may begin to over-rely on the tools and perform worse when access is removed.
Chicago Public Schools AI Guidance
Last week, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has announced the release of its groundbreaking AI Guidebook, developed in partnership between the Office of Teaching and Learning, the Department of Information and Technology Services (ITS) and AI for Education.
Training at The College Board’s Annual AP Conference
Our "Introduction to Generative for Educators" workshop yesterday at the The College Board Advanced Placement Annual Conference.
Houston ISD Partnership
Today has been a lot of fun. Not only did we train an amazing group of engaged HISD teachers on GenAI, we got to show off the AI Guidebook we partnered with HISD to create. It has been a pleasure to partner with the HISD team on the soon-to-be-released AI Guidebook, training approach, forthcoming student curriculum, and PLC model.
Train-the-Trainer at Catawba County Schools
This week, we wrapped up a two-day AI Literacy “Train the Trainer” with Catawba County Schools, kicking off a 3-year Digital Learning Initiative Impact grant awarded by the North Carolina Dept. of Public Instruction.
The Rise of AI Companions & Synthetic Relationships
AI is changing not only the way that we communicate, but also how we define relationships. People, and especially young people, are increasingly turning to AI chatbots and virtual companions for emotional support, friendship, and even romantic connections.