AI — When Your School Says No, Be Ready to Explain Why

Artificial intelligence is creating a new challenge for school leaders, and it isn’t simply deciding whether students should be allowed to use it. The bigger challenge may be explaining the decision.

Across the country, schools are taking very different approaches to AI, particularly as it relates to our youngest students. Some districts are prohibiting generative AI in elementary grades, while some educators argue that keeping children away from the technology may leave them unprepared for a world in which AI will be everywhere.