Recognizing the IA transformer impact on the company and the economy, the administration published a decree on April 23 establishing a national strategy to integrate the education of AI into the K-12 system. The order describes a coordinated federal framework which promotes literacy and competence of AI among students and educators, takes advantage of public-private partnerships and expands the development opportunities for labor-all intended to keep the United States at the forefront of innovation and IA preparation.
For stakeholders in education, industry and the development of labor, order offers a roadmap for potential funding, strategic collaboration and early alignment on the federal priorities of AI education.
Key provisions
- Establishing the White House working group on the education of artificial intelligence
- The working group, chaired by the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and including senior officials from several federal agencies, is responsible for implementing the political objectives of the Order and coordinating federal AI education initiatives.
- Challenge of presidential artificial intelligence
- Within 90 days, the working group must develop plans for a national IA challenge to be held within 12 months. The challenge of AI will recognize the achievements of students and educators, will promote geographic and current diversity and promote collaboration between government, university world, industry and philanthropy.
- Public-private partnerships and IA K-12 resources
- The agencies aim to establish partnerships with industry, the academic world and non-profit organizations to develop online resources for the education of AI K-12, emphasizing fundamental literacy and critical thinking.
- Federal financing mechanisms, including discretionary subsidies, must have priority for these initiatives, with resources available for class use within 180 days of partnership announcements.
- Guidance and support for AI in education
- The Secretary of Education is responsible for publishing advice on the use of federal subsidy funds for AI -based educational resources and identifying the ways to take advantage of existing research programs to support the education efforts of state and local AI.
- Training of improved educators
- In the 120 days, the Secretary of Education and the Director of National Science Foundation (NSF) must prioritize AI in teacher training and research programs, including professional development of AI in the programs and the practice of the class.
- The Secretary of Agriculture is also responsible for supporting the education of AI via 4-H and the cooperative popularization system.
- Expansion of learning-related learning and the development of labor
- The Secretary of Labor is invited to increase participation in registered learning -related learning, to set growth objectives and to use existing funds to develop industry -oriented standards.
- Orientations will be published to encourage funds from the innovation and opportunity law (WIOA) for the development of youth AI skills, and subsidy programs will prioritize providers for widening courses and AI certifications, including double registration registration for secondary school students.
- Federal fellowshipie and prioritization of scholarships
- All agencies offering educational subsidies must consider AI as a priority area in existing scholarship programs and scholarships.
Take -out
The executive decree indicates the federal government's intention to make AI education a national priority in the long term not only for students, but for educators and establishments that support them. While agencies deploy the councils, financing mechanisms and partnership opportunities, stakeholders in education, industry and the development of labor should consider opportunities for engagement and collaboration, because the federal government increases its IA education program.
As the federal AI education strategy is evolving, we are there to help customers explore how to align, associate or participate.
