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Education & Learning · 3 min read

Boston Public Schools Becomes First Major US City to Mandate AI Literacy as Graduation Requirement

Boston Public Schools will require AI literacy for all high school graduates starting September 2026, becoming the first major US city school district to make AI fluency a graduation requirement.

Sep 15

Education & Learning · 4 min read

Katy ISD Near Houston Bans AI for K-6, Builds Supervised Access Through High School

One of Houston's largest school districts has implemented a grade-banded AI access framework — banning generative AI tools for elementary students while building structured access through high school.

Sep 13

Education & Learning · 4 min read

Boston Launches AI Educator Ambassadors — Building the First Citywide AI Literacy Pipeline for Public High Schoolers

Boston became the first major U.S. city to launch a structured AI literacy graduation requirement for public high schoolers, rolling out AI Educator Ambassadors backed by a $1 million private grant and a curriculum co-developed with UMass Boston.

Sep 11

Education & Learning · 4 min read

AI Courses Are Driving an Executive Education Enrollment Surge at Elite Business Schools

Harvard, Wharton, and MIT Sloan are restructuring executive education around intensive 2-to-5-day AI programs as employer demand for verifiable AI literacy drives enrollment surges.

May 20

Creative & Media · 3 min read

Google.org Grants $2 Million to Sundance Institute to Train 100,000 Filmmakers in AI

Google.org is funding AI literacy training for 100,000 filmmakers through Sundance — the largest institutional investment to date in AI education for independent and underrepresented creators.

May 16

Education & Learning · 4 min read

Five States Move to Make AI Literacy a High School Graduation Requirement

Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Alabama, and Missouri are advancing bills to require AI literacy coursework as a condition for high school graduation — the first coordinated wave of mandatory AI education policy in the U.S.

May 8

Education & Learning · 4 min read

Idaho Becomes First State to Enact Comprehensive K-12 AI Framework, Banning AI from Replacing Teachers

Idaho Governor Brad Little signed SB 1227, making Idaho the first state to codify a complete AI governance structure for K-12 education — including an explicit prohibition on AI replacing human teachers.

Apr 30

Education & Learning · 4 min read

Boston Becomes the First Major U.S. City to Make AI Literacy a High School Graduation Requirement

Boston Public Schools is committing $1 million to guarantee every high school graduate leaves with AI proficiency — the first major American city to set that as a formal graduation requirement.

Apr 28

Education & Learning · 3 min read

U.S. Education Department Finalizes Rule to Embed AI Literacy Into Grant Funding

The U.S. Department of Education finalized a rule on April 13 prioritizing grant applications that incorporate AI literacy — the federal government's first formal tie between AI competency and K-12 funding.

Apr 26

Education & Learning · 4 min read

U.S. Education Department Issues First AI Grant Priorities, Mandating AI Literacy in Schools

The U.S. Department of Education finalized a rule on April 13 making AI literacy a scored criterion in federal grant applications—the first time AI fluency has been embedded in federal education funding.

Apr 23

Education & Learning · 4 min read

US Education Department Finalizes Rule Prioritizing AI Literacy in Federal Grant Applications

The US Department of Education finalized a rule giving priority scoring to grants that incorporate AI literacy—directly tying federal education funding to whether schools are building AI competency.

Apr 22

Education & Learning · 4 min read

Boston Public Schools Mandates AI Literacy as Graduation Requirement Starting Fall 2026

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced that Boston Public Schools will become the first major-city school district in the U.S. to make AI literacy a graduation requirement, with mandatory coursework launching across all BPS high schools in September 2026.

Apr 21

Education & Learning · 3 min read

Boston Becomes First Major U.S. City to Require AI Literacy for High School Graduation

Boston becomes the first major American city to require AI literacy for high school graduation, setting a national precedent starting in fall 2026.

Apr 19

Education & Learning · 4 min read

134 AI Education Bills Across 31 States as Classroom Regulation Race Intensifies

134 AI-in-education bills have been introduced across 31 states in 2026, targeting student data privacy, classroom use restrictions, and AI literacy curricula requirements.

Apr 12