Kentucky schools sail the growing AI role in the classroom

by Finn Patraic

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Bowling Green, Ky. (WBKO) – Artificial intelligence increasingly influences daily life, how we buy the way we communicate. Now he is making his way in classrooms.

While school systems are developing guidelines for responsible use of AI, the Kentucky Department of Education education office closely monitors emerging developments.

“We are currently looking for ways to see our current standards, while we are working on the modernization and revision of these standards,” said Dr. Sean Jackson, the head of kindergarten in the 12th year with the KDE education technology office.

In 2025, KDE published a Short Provide schools with advice and describe its position on the use of AI in education. Kentucky was among the first states to offer official advice to the use of AI in public schools.

“We rely on our Master Systems Plan Declaration of Kentucky Education Technology Technology on the encouragement, commitment and empowerment of safe, safe and artificial intelligence,” said Dr. Jackson.

In simple terms, the public schools of the County of Warren support the use of AI as a tool to accelerate students' learning. The district leaves teachers to decide the best way to incorporate AI into their classrooms.

“AI is not something that is used all day in class by all means, because it is simply not suitable for each task,” said the director of technology of WCPS Amy Buss.

WCPS said teachers started using AI to improve class efficiency. District technology leaders remain focused on the potential risks for students' privacy and the guarantee that all platforms wish to use the established standards of compliance.

Regarding the rules on a district scale, the Acceptable use policy establishes the framework of expectations. Additional advice Puts the limits and uses the supports and discourage the district.

“He just has a huge advantage for them on the educational level, but we must also guide them in appropriate use and ethical use,” said Buss.

WCPS also develops a IA track aimed at giving students a solid understanding of technology before entering the labor market.

KDE said that state -level guidelines will continue to evolve as technology will change.

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