{"id":157458,"date":"2024-01-08T13:39:26","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T18:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/districtadministration.com\/?p=157458"},"modified":"2024-01-09T09:04:50","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T14:04:50","slug":"new-proposal-offers-federal-funding-for-ai-literacy-in-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/districtadministration.com\/new-proposal-offers-federal-funding-for-ai-literacy-in-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"New proposal offers federal funding for AI literacy in schools"},"content":{"rendered":"

Improving the nation’s overall AI literacy starts with expanded teacher professional development in artificial intelligence and helping schools develop new computer science courses. Funding for these and other K12 AI literacy initiatives is included in the bipartisan “Artificial Intelligence Literacy Act of 2023”<\/a>\u00a0recently drafted in Congress.<\/p>\n

“By ensuring that AI literacy is at the heart of our digital literacy program, we\u2019re ensuring that we can not only mitigate the risk of AI, but seize the opportunity it creates to help improve the way we learn and the way we work,\u201d says Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester<\/a>, a Democrat from Delaware, who co-sponsored the bill with Rep. Larry Bucshon<\/a>, M.D., an Indiana Republican.<\/p>\n

The bill, which would amend the Digital Equity Act, defines AI literacy “as the skills associated with the ability to comprehend the basic principles, concept and applications of artificial intelligence, as well as the implications, limitations, and ethical considerations associated with artificial intelligence.”<\/p>\n

A main goal of the bill is to help schools teach students to use the rapidly advancing technology safely and ethically.\u00a0 Grants created by the proposal would help district leaders and other education organizations:<\/p>\n