President Donald Trump’s dismantling of the Department of Education threatens his plans to introduce artificial intelligence into more classrooms and expose America’s teachers and youth to the technology that’s reshaping the world.
Educators and students nationwide are experimenting with AI in dozens of ways—creating assignments, providing tutoring, strengthening writing—to improve performance and promote AI literacy. Yet adoption has been scattered. Early studies suggest that wealthier school districts have had greater access to and training on AI than low-income and under-resourced communities. Only half of states have crafted guidance on using the technology in K-12 schools, according to a tracker compiled ...