AI Is in Schools. Teachers Are Not Ready.

K-12 education is navigating an AI landscape that is shifting faster than most school policies can keep up, and teachers are getting caught in the middle. Join us on This Week with EdSurge where we look at new data on where ed tech decision makers actually stand on AI adoption, and hear from a leading expert on what it would take to bring educators meaningfully into the conversation.

Districts Are All In on AI, But Their Budgets Are Not.

A new report suggests that districts are moving on AI faster than many expected, but the infrastructure needed to do it responsibly is struggling to keep up. EdSurge reporter Lauren Coffey digs into the latest CoSN State of Ed Tech report, which finds that three-quarters of districts now have AI guidelines in place, a notable jump from just a year ago. The same report, however, surfaces a harder question: as schools move faster, who is making sure the tools and systems they are building on are actually secure, accessible, and ready?

82 Percent of Teachers Have Received No Formal AI Guidance. Here's Why.

A new survey from Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation finds that the vast majority of teachers have not received formal guidance on how to use AI in their work, and about a third have gotten none. Joseph South, Chief Innovation Officer at ISTE+ASCD, joins the show to unpack what is driving the disconnect and what schools can do about it. South points to a combination of factors: AI was not part of most teacher preparation programs, administrators are hesitant to lead with something they do not fully understand yet, and schools are already stretched thin. Two districts are starting to show what is possible, and South thinks the path forward is more accessible than most administrators assume.

The districts getting this right have a head start. Find out what they are doing and whether yours can do the same. Listen to the episode.

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