The AI education emergency
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AI teaches the lesson. Teachers teach the person. Start anywhere. Every fact links to its source.
What AI tutors can already do
The evidence on AI and computer tutors, from 2011 to now: how close step-by-step tutors came to human tutors, what chatbot tutors have done in Harvard, Nigeria and Ghana, and when they stop helping.
ReadLessonWhat teachers do that a computer cannot
The evidence on what teachers do beyond test scores: attendance and behavior, relationships, encouragement, counseling, role models and making learning fun, each tied to a study with its limits.
ReadLessonHow the world is moving
Which countries have put AI into school, by law, plan or curriculum, and when: China, the UAE, India, Singapore, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Estonia, the UK, the EU and the United States.
ReadLessonHow to talk with someone who votes differently
Six steps, each tied to a study, for talking about school and AI with someone across the line: start from what you share, ask, listen, trade stories, find the value, check your assumptions.
ReadLessonFor parents
What the research says about kids, school and AI: how many teens use chatbots for schoolwork, what unrestricted AI does to learning, AI companions, the laws so far, and questions to ask your school.
ReadLessonFor teachers
The evidence on AI and teaching: AI that coaches tutors, tutors with and without guardrails, what the OECD found, and the teacher shortage the classroom already faces.
ReadLessonFor students
What the studies say about using AI for school: when it helps you learn, when it only helps you finish, and how fast the jobs you will apply for are changing.
ReadHistoryHow we answered this before
From the Northwest Ordinance to today: the times the country decided what school is for.
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