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Welcome to the 'Wild West' of AI in schools: Research is scarce, but experiments abound

NPR · Sep 28, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC

Teachers are using AI to develop lesson plans, and in some districts, AI chatbots give students feedback on their work. Meanwhile, the research around how AI can help students is extremely limited.

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