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Student AI policy works best when it sets an order: students think first, then AI supports practice and feedback, with educators deciding when a student is ready for more.
Read article: Student AI Policy Should Ask When, Not Just WhetherStudent AI use is rising, and most high schoolers learn it on their own. Leaders need a plan to teach the thinking, so students build skill, not just better finished products.
Read article: Students Are Learning AI on Their Own. Who’s Teaching the Thinking?A banned-tools list tells people what to avoid. School AI guidance built on a few clear principles tells teachers and students how to decide, even about tools no one has reviewed yet.
Read article: School AI Guidance Needs Principles, Not Just ListsStudents can operate chatbots but often can’t judge them. AI literacy is critical thinking, and teachers need ongoing, school-based learning to teach it well.
Read article: AI Literacy Isn’t a Tech Skill. It’s a Thinking Skill.The College Board’s AP redesign builds AI into learning but keeps scored writing AI-free. The lesson for leaders: put AI guardrails where you need evidence of student thinking.
Read article: The AP Redesign Puts AI Guardrails Where They BelongNew research shows students take AI shortcuts and skip AI tutors that ask questions. The fix isn’t a better tool; it’s school work that makes the thinking worth doing.
Read article: Students Skipped the AI Tutor. That’s the Real Lesson.
