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The Friday Download: Graduation Requirements, Million-Dollar Bets, and the Great Phone Paradox (May 1, 2026)

from AI Innovations Unleashed · host JR DeLaney

This week: Boston makes AI fluency a graduation requirement with $1M backing from tech entrepreneur Paul English. Stanford launches a grant program funding AI skeptics (yes, really). 31 states introduce 134 AI education bills with zero consensus. Plus: the bizarre paradox of being told to embrace AI while banning phones, and Rasmussen University's major platform switch to AI-native tools.**Sources:**- EdWeek: "Schools Are Urged to Embrace AI—and Ban Phones" (April 13, 2026)- Pursuit: "Latest AI in Education News: Policies and Innovations" (2026)- Multistate: "AI in Education Legislation: 2026 State Policy Trends" (April 8, 2026)- D2L/Rasmussen University announcement (April 20, 2026)Send us Fan MailSupport the showWant to go deeper than the podcast?Join The Unleashed — the growing AI Innovations Unleashed community for educators, parents, students, leaders, and curious minds navigating the future of AI together. Members get deeper discussions, exclusive insights, behind-the-scenes content, early updates, and a place to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping education and society in real time.AI is moving fast. You don’t have to figure it out alone.Join The Unleashed:https://www.aiinnovationsunleashed.com/become-a-supporter-join-the-unleashed/

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This week: Boston makes AI fluency a graduation requirement with $1M backing from tech entrepreneur Paul English. Stanford launches a grant program funding AI skeptics (yes, really). 31 states introduce 134 AI education bills with zero consensus. Plus: the bizarre paradox of being told to embrace AI while banning phones, and Rasmussen University's major platform switch to AI-native tools. **Sources:** - EdWeek: "Schools Are Urged to Embrace AI—and Ban Phones" (April 13, 2026) - Pursuit: "Lat...

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