How Teachers and Administrators Can Contribute to AI Transparency

To help students understand and use AI tools, teachers need professional development that supports them in redesigning tried-and-true assignments with an eye to teaching critical thinking.

Code.org Reinvents Hour of Code as Hour of AI

Education nonprofit Code.org has partnered with CSforALL to launch the Hour of AI, a global initiative providing learning activities for AI education.

Khan Academy Revamps Platform for School Districts

Khan Academy has reimagined its Khan Academy Districts platform, the paid partnership program that offers strategic implementation tools, data, and services for optimizing the use of Khan Academy district-wide.

Common Sense Media Launches Free Advanced AI Course for Teachers

Common Sense Media is offering a free Advanced ChatGPT Course for K-12 educators, designed to deepen AI literacy and classroom practice.

The Hidden Cyber Risk in Schools

Printers may not be glamorous, but they are an often-overlooked attack vector that should be part of every district's cybersecurity strategy.

Mark Rober's CrunchLabs Unveils Free Science Curriculum for Grades 6-8

CrunchLabs, the maker of STEM activity kits for kids founded by NASA engineer turned YouTube science communicator Mark Rober, has launched Class CrunchLabs, a collection of free standards-aligned science curriculum resources that combine video storytelling with hands-on classroom challenges.

1EdTech Announces K-20 Collaboration to Shape Responsible AI in Education

The 1EdTech Consortium recently announced it will lead a cross-sector collaboration "to define how AI can responsibly and effectively support teaching and learning."

AI Adoption Rising, but Trust Gap Limits Impact

A recent global study by IDC and SAS found that while the adoption of artificial intelligence continues to expand rapidly across industries, a misalignment between perceived trust in AI systems and their actual trustworthiness is limiting business returns.

Integration Brings Anthropic Claude AI Models to Copilot

Microsoft has integrated Anthropic's Claude artificial intelligence models to its Microsoft 365 Copilot platform, giving enterprise users another option beyond OpenAI's models for powering workplace AI experiences.

CoSN, SETDA, UDT Release Guidelines for Environmentally Responsible Technology Purchasing

CoSN and SETDA, in partnership with IT and telecommunications solution provider UDT, recently released a set of Sustainability Procurement Guidelines designed to help K-12 school and district leaders, procurement officers, and technology directors make purchasing decisions that are both environmentally responsible and operationally effective.

Microsoft Copilot Fall Update Introduces New Features

Microsoft has introduced a major update to its Copilot AI platform, adding new features to make the system more personalized, collaborative, and integrated across its suite of products.

New & Upcoming K–12 Grants