My recent work has very much deepened my understanding of just how much is happening at the intersection of AI and education. That experience inspired me to start curating weekly updates to help others make sense of the rapid developments in this space. There’s a lot of noise, and my goal is to surface what’s most relevant, actionable, or thought-provoking.
This coming week, ISTE Live will be in the works and I am excited to be presenting on a few things related to AI in Education. I am sure I will have a few things to share after being with such a wonderful group of global educators. For now, here’s your update on what has caught my attention this week related to AI and education.
AI in Education updates from Africa
Despite progress in recent years, many African countries continue to face persistent challenges in education, including limited access, poor quality, inequality, and a lack of relevance to the labor market and societal needs. A new Call for Education Innovations seeks scalable, practical education innovations for Africa’s schools. This initiative is designed to: identify and support impactful education innovations, scale effective solutions across the continent, and promote sustainable integration of these innovations into public education systems. The call for submissions is prioritizing sustainability, replication, and cross-border impact. Read more at https://opportunitiesforyouth.org/2025/06/24/call-for-submissions-innovating-education-in-africa-2025/
Globally there have been several key strategies to learn from when trying to scale AI readiness in education. This new article shares a few ideas on what African leaders can learn from those global examples and outlines what components of AI should be scaled to positively impact access to quality edcuation as well as prepare an AI read workforce. Read more at https://www.myjoyonline.com/train-africas-teachers-in-ai-or-risk-an-education-crisis/
AI in Education updates from Asia
Six winners emerged from a 10-day AI summer camp for grades 6–12 in Delhi, where students developed practical AI projects — spanning songs, games, and simulations. The workshop equipped these young learners with essential skills in using cutting edge technology. Read more at https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/6-students-bag-top-honours-at-tois-ai-summer-camp/articleshow/121977413.cms
AI in Education updates from Latin America
At the “AI & Education: Challenge Accepted!” event, experts and educators emphasized that AI should augment, not replace, teachers — focusing on personalization and system efficiency. While AI tools (particularly generative AI) are rapidly entering education globally, their integration across Latin America and the Caribbean remains limited there is a renewed. With a reenergized call foundational access (reliable electricity, devices, and connectivity) one author calls for these essential components to enable successful AI deployment. Read more at https://blogs.iadb.org/educacion/en/from-hype-to-reality-rethinking-ai-in-education-across-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/
The Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO) has launched a Summer School aimed at promoting the ethical use of artificial intelligence. Supported by UNESCO, FLASCO hosted a regional Summer School addressing ethical, techno-affective, and socio-technical dimensions of AI in Latin American education. Read more about the event at https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/flacso-organizes-summer-school-promote-ethical-use-artificial-intelligence
AI in Education updates from the UK
A new report published today by Ofsted shares insights into how ‘early adopter’ schools and further education colleges across England are integrating AI into teaching, learning, and administration. A few points that I appreciated in this report: AI champions are critical to organizational use, there are real benefits of using AI to reduce teacher workload, particularly for lesson planning, resource creation, and administrative tasks, and there is still a critical focus on making sure that any use of AI by staff, students, or families is safe, ethical and responsible. Read the full report at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ai-in-schools-and-further-education-findings-from-early-adopters/the-biggest-risk-is-doing-nothing-insights-from-early-adopters-of-artificial-intelligence-in-schools-and-further-education-colleges.
This one wins the best quote on AI and education: “The biggest risk is doing nothing”
AI in Education updates from the United States
Ohio State University will require all freshmen to complete AI fluency training across disciplines, embedding ethics and integrity guidelines into the curriculum. Read more at https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/09/ohio-university-ai-training
A White House initiative and federal funding plan aim to integrate AI literacy into K–12, with teacher training expected by fall 2025, amid initial pushback from educators and parents. While this isn’t “new news” I did appreciate the mention of the new RAND report in this article, including this: There is “a scarcity of external experts who are capable of providing appropriate training” for teachers, RAND found. One school leader told RAND that AI best practices simply don’t exist yet: “There are people that are claiming to have the best practices and are making money hand over fist.” The executive order aims to establish comprehensive AI teacher training and professional development. Read more at https://www.kiplinger.com/politics/ai-goes-to-school kiplinger.com
One of the biggest things that caught my attention this week is the decision by Judge Alsup in a California District Court in the case of Anthropic v. Book Authors. Off all of the opinons I read, I was most intriqued by those chared by a friend at Stanford. Check out Chris Agnew’s post on linked in here https://www.linkedin.com/posts/chris-agnew-74bb8217_bartz-graeber-wallace-johnson-v-anthropic-activity-7343703894952222720-wNIU
That’s all I have in my notes for this week — more soon!
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