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House subcommittee hears witnesses on AI's promise and risks for K‑12 schools
Summary
A House Education and Labor subcommittee heard witnesses describe AI's potential to personalize learning and reduce teachers' workloads while warning about privacy, bias and gaps in federal capacity after recent Education Department staff cuts.
The Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education convened a hearing on artificial intelligence in K‑12 education on Oct. 12, 2025, where witnesses described both rapid technological gains and pressing policy gaps. Chairman Kiley opened the hearing by noting the speed of recent AI advances: "Artificial intelligence has been advancing at such a rapid pace ... that by the end of this hearing, anything we say this morning will probably be outdated," he said.
Witnesses described practical classroom benefits alongside systemic risks. Dr. Sid Dobrin, chair of the Department of English at the University of Florida, said the arrival of generative AI marked “a turning point in education” and argued that schools should teach students how the tools work, not merely how to use them. Dr. Julia Rafalvaire, CEO of ILO Group, recommended that the federal role be…
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