Why Illinois schools have to come up with A.I policies

As schools gear up to welcome students back to class this month, they’ll also have to come up with an idea of how to use – or protect against – artificial intelligence tools. The Illinois State Board of Education last month released a comprehensive framework on how K-12 school districts should use AI more responsibly, and is leaving it in the districts’ hands to develop more specific policies.  In the Loop discusses how AI affects our learning, and how students, teachers and parents are navigating the rapidly changing landscape of education. GUESTS: Cassie Creswell, CPS parent and Executive Director of Illinois Families for Public SchoolsWilliam Hubbard, Clifton R. Musser Professor of Law and Economics, Chair of UChicago’s Law School’s AI CommitteeMakiya Seminera, Reporter, Chalkbeat ChicagoKatie Page, Instructional Technology Coordinator, District 214