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Artificial intelligence (AI) poses significant risks in education, prompting calls for caution from experts. Justin Reich, executive director of MIT's Teaching Systems Lab, emphasized: "You don't have to speculate about future harms," highlighting current concerns such as student data privacy and deepfakes. Dario Amodei, chief executive of Anthropic, advocated for a slowdown in AI development, stating that "fully addressing the risks requires even more prudence." The growing anxiety surrounding AI may lead school districts to reconsider the adoption of AI tools, with some, like Florida's state board of education, suggesting parental opt-in for generative AI use. Rebecca Winthrop from the Brookings Institution noted that a pause could allow districts to evaluate AI's benefits and risks more effectively. As educators navigate these challenges, they must prepare students to use AI responsibly while fostering critical thinking skills.
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High school teacher academies can strengthen local educator pipelines, but a Texas study found that gaps in college enrollment and completion limit their ability to diversify the teaching workforce. Researchers tracked more than 1.5m students, including nearly 70,000 who completed at least one high school education course, and found participants were four times as likely as their peers to become teachers, although fewer than one in 10 ultimately entered the profession. White participants were more than twice as likely to become teachers as Black or Hispanic participants, at 13.3%, compared with 4.9% and 5.5%, respectively, while nearly 70% of Black and Hispanic participants never enrolled in four-year public colleges. Researchers recommend stronger links with higher education, financial support, earlier classroom experience, and incentives to return to local districts. Teachers who had taken high school education courses also showed stronger retention, with fewer than one in five leaving within three years, compared with more than 30% of other teachers.
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Gina Hinojosa criticized Texas Governor Greg Abbott's plan to expand AI-focused schools, calling it "Greg Abbott's plan to experiment on our children with AI." As she campaigns for governor, Hinojosa aims to end the state takeover of Houston ISD (HISD), eliminate the STAAR test, and cut the $1bn voucher program for private school tuition while advocating for increased teacher pay. She emphasized the need for a "framework in place to protect kids," arguing that elementary students should not interact with AI. Hinojosa also linked HISD's AI initiatives to campaign donations from MacKenzie Price, who supports vouchers and founded Alpha School, which focuses on AI. Experts, including Stanford's Victor Lee, caution that research on AI in classrooms is limited, stating: "The research on AI in the classroom says both positive and negative things." Hinojosa vowed to restore accountability to HISD if elected governor.
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Florida
High school teacher academies can strengthen local educator pipelines, but a Texas study found that gaps in college enrollment and completion limit their ability to diversify the teaching workforce. Researchers tracked more than 1.5m students, including nearly 70,000 who completed at least one high school education course, and found participants were four times as likely as their peers to become teachers, although fewer than one in 10 ultimately entered the profession. White participants were more than twice as likely to become teachers as Black or Hispanic participants, at 13.3%, compared with 4.9% and 5.5%, respectively, while nearly 70% of Black and Hispanic participants never enrolled in four-year public colleges. Researchers recommend stronger links with higher education, financial support, earlier classroom experience, and incentives to return to local districts. Teachers who had taken high school education courses also showed stronger retention, with fewer than one in five leaving within three years, compared with more than 30% of other teachers.
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