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AI in the classroom: finding the best path forward
A New York school district’s board recently approved about $60,000 to purchase three AI products: an AI-powered, human-like robot, a virtual AI-powered teacher’s assistant and an at-home tutoring program. While the school’s superintendent believes in classroom innovation,…

Welcome to the 'Wild West' of AI in schools: Research is scarce, but experiments abound
Teachers are using AI to develop lesson plans, and in some districts, AI chatbots give students feedback on their work. Meanwhile, the research around how AI can help students is extremely limited.

Schools are experimenting with AI with little evidence or policy to guide them
Teachers are using AI to develop lesson plans, and in some districts, AI chatbots give students feedback on their work. Meanwhile, the research around how AI can help students is extremely limited.

Photos: These shepherds climb down a mountain to go to night school
Many thousands of boys and men in Lesotho take up the vital profession of herding but have to give up their education. A small network of schools on a shoestring budget is teaching them the ABCs.