Education Department to Prioritize AI When Handing Out Grants

Sept. 4, 2025, 8:31 PM UTC

States, schools, and organizations that prioritize artificial intelligence teaching and learning in their federal grant applications will be more strongly considered, Education Secretary Linda McMahon said at a White House meeting flanked by First Lady Melania Trump, administration officials, and top tech executives.

“Our goal is to empower states and schools to begin exploring AI integration in a way that works best for their communities,” McMahon said during the second White House AI education task force meeting Thursday, adding that grant applications that utilize AI “get some bonus points.”

The task force launched from President Donald Trump‘s April executive ...

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