Amanda Bickerstaff: The AI education gap

In this episode of Voices of Innovation, ASU’s Lev Gornick sits down with Amanda Bickerstaff, Founder & CEO of AI for Education, to unpack the reality of AI adoption in schools.From her early days as a high school teacher in the Bronx to leading one of the largest AI education coalitions in the U.S., Amanda shares why AI isn’t just a technology shift—it’s a leadership and systems challenge.Despite the hype, schools are struggling with fragmentation, fear, and uncertainty. So what’s the path forward?In this conversation:Why AI literacy is now a must-have skill for students and teachersThe biggest barriers to AI adoption in K–12 educationWhy AI is a leadership problem—not just an IT projectHow a grassroots movement is reaching thousands of school districtsA practical framework for safe, ethical, and effective AI useAmanda also breaks down her team’s approach to scaling AI literacy—from free tools and prompt libraries to building a national roadmap for AI in education.If you care about the future of learning, this is a must-watch.