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Department of Education outlines toolkit and civil-rights guidance for AI in classrooms
Summary
A Department of Education official described a new set of resources — including a department toolkit, an Office for Civil Rights guidance document, and a Rehabilitation Services Administration letter — aimed at helping schools use artificial intelligence while protecting student civil rights, privacy and accessibility.
A Department of Education official outlined federal resources intended to help schools adopt artificial intelligence tools while protecting student safety, privacy and civil rights.
The official said the department has released a toolkit for “safe, ethical, and equitable AI” in schools and pointed to guidance from the Office for Civil Rights and a Rehabilitation Services Administration letter aimed at centering accessibility for students with disabilities.
The toolkit is intended as “a practical guide and a road map to maximize the potential and minimize the risk of AI in education,” the official said, urging schools to develop policies, evaluate the evidence behind AI tools, maintain humans in the loop and promote AI literacy for educators and students. The remarks included a…
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