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AI in schools

At least 1 in 13 of the 4,162 school board meetings we read in the past year dealt with AI in schools.

Spreadsheet: all 4,162 meetings read, 372 marked yes
8.9%of meetings (90% range of our count 8.0%⁠–⁠9.9%)
372meetings
249districts

We catch about 8 in 10 meetings that discuss this (90% range 63%⁠–⁠93%); counts are floors.

Clips

Board members on AI in schools

I think with artificial intelligence, the grown-ups are very concerned about academic dishonesty and cheating and plagiarism and all that. Um, but as, as a late adopter of AI, I have come to realize, like the internet, it's something that's not going to go away.Brenda Campos-SpitzeDirector · Greeley School District 6 Board of Education · Sep 28, 2026Watch the full meeting from 1:08:18
  • I have a quick one. I noticed that you don't have an AI policy for, for the littles. …Melissa QuinnVice Chair · Wakefield School Committee · Aug 11, 2026Watch the full meeting from 15:12
  • I actually wanted to understand how the, the 2 AI tools were selected for piloting to begin with, because I mean, there's a lot of stuff out there. …Amy KooPresident · Sequoia Union High School District Board of Trustees · Mar 4, 2026Watch the full meeting from 1:34:26
By state

Meetings where we found AI in schools, state by state

Of the 4,162 checked meetings the issue check read since Nov 1, 2025 · alphabetical, not ranked: we haven't measured how much of each state our count catches, so states can't be compared on these floors · the quiet band is each state's 90% range · a state needs 30+ meetings from 5+ districts, and a state that is mostly one district is named with that district

  1. California9.6% · 6%⁠–⁠14% · 342 mtgs
  2. Colorado5.8% · 1%⁠–⁠10% · 68 mtgs
  3. Connecticut9.9% · 5%⁠–⁠15% · 121 mtgs
  4. Florida17.1% · 7%⁠–⁠31% · 35 mtgs
  5. Georgia14.7% · 4%⁠–⁠31% · 34 mtgs
  6. Illinois8.8% · 5%⁠–⁠13% · 215 mtgs
  7. Indiana7.0% · 3%⁠–⁠11% · 156 mtgs
  8. Kansas5.7% · 0%⁠–⁠21% · 35 mtgs
  9. Louisiana0.0% · 0%⁠–⁠7% · 36 mtgs
  10. Maryland11.7% · 4%⁠–⁠25% · 34 mtgs
  11. Michigan6.5% · 3%⁠–⁠11% · 213 mtgs
  12. Minnesota6.8% · 2%⁠–⁠13% · 116 mtgs
  13. Missouri4.0% · 0%⁠–⁠8% · 100 mtgs
  14. Montana8.1% · 4%⁠–⁠13% · 37 mtgs
  15. New Jersey15.2% · 9%⁠–⁠22% · 250 mtgs
  16. New York12.7% · 9%⁠–⁠17% · 478 mtgs
All 47 states
  1. North Carolina5.4% · 1%⁠–⁠10% · 91 mtgs
  2. Ohio6.8% · 4%⁠–⁠10% · 248 mtgs
  3. Oregon7.7% · 3%⁠–⁠12% · 77 mtgs
  4. Pennsylvania6.1% · 3%⁠–⁠10% · 244 mtgs
  5. Texas6.6% · 3%⁠–⁠10% · 241 mtgs
  6. Virginia10.2% · 5%⁠–⁠16% · 146 mtgs
  7. Washington18.5% · 7%⁠–⁠31% · 124 mtgs
  8. Wisconsin8.6% · 5%⁠–⁠13% · 231 mtgs
  9. Alabama— 25 meetings read
  10. Alaska— 9 meetings read
  11. Arizona— 7 meetings read
  12. Arkansas— 7 meetings read
  13. Delaware— 4 meetings read
  14. Idaho— 19 meetings read
  15. Iowa— mostly one district: Lewis Central Community School District, 2 of 7 meetings
  16. Kentucky— mostly one district: Beechwood Independent, 2 of 4 meetings
  17. Maine— 10 meetings read
  18. Massachusetts— 5 meetings read
  19. Mississippi— 16 meetings read
  20. Nebraska— 11 meetings read
  21. Nevada— 17 meetings read
  22. New Hampshire— 26 meetings read
  23. New Mexico— 24 meetings read
  24. North Dakota— 18 meetings read
  25. Oklahoma— 11 meetings read
  26. South Carolina— 18 meetings read
  27. South Dakota— 6 meetings read
  28. Tennessee— mostly one district: Alcoa City School District, 1 of 3 meetings
  29. Utah— 21 meetings read
  30. West Virginia— 9 meetings read
  31. Wyoming— 24 meetings read
The map

Every district we read, sized by how many of its meetings discussed AI in schools

Issaquah School District, WA 7South Hunterdon Regional School District, NJ 7Washougal School District, WA 7

One point per district at its Census location · 9 of 1,114 districts have no Census point · one colour, no sides · How we count

Discussed, and who came to speak

Where AI in schools came up, against how many members of the public speak

131030100+Typical district 0%Many speakers, rarely discussedMany speakers, often discussedOften discussed, few speakersPublic speakers per meeting ↑↑ Public speakers per meetingSan Francisco Unified 16%, 32.3 a meetingLos Angeles Unified 26%, 30.9 a meetingFort Worth ISD 22%, 30.1 a meetingWashougal School District 63%, 0.5 a meetingShenendehowa Central School District 62%, 0.1 a meeting
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Also discussed at 140 more districts where we read fewer than 6 meetings:

In the news

At least 470 news articles found by search, Oct 29, 2025 to Oct 28, 2026

Districts that discussed it most

Washougal School District discussed it at 7 meetings, more than any other district.

7 of 11Washougal School District WAmeetings that discussed it, of the district’s meetings7 of 12South Hunterdon Regional School District NJmeetings that discussed it, of the district’s meetings7 of 15Issaquah School District WAmeetings that discussed it, of the district’s meetings5 of 8Shenendehowa Central School District NYmeetings that discussed it, of the district’s meetings5 of 13Conejo Valley Unified CAmeetings that discussed it, of the district’s meetings5 of 13Cherry Hill Township School District NJmeetings that discussed it, of the district’s meetings5 of 13Haldane Central School District NYmeetings that discussed it, of the district’s meetings5 of 17Mahwah Township School District NJmeetings that discussed it, of the district’s meetings5 of 19Los Angeles Unified CAmeetings that discussed it, of the district’s meetings4 of 11Red Hook Central School District NYmeetings that discussed it, of the district’s meetings
The meetings behind this number

All 372 meetings, newest first

Showing the newest 100

Spreadsheet: all 4,162 meetings read, 372 marked yes