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Colorado
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Florida
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Maine
Missouri
Montana
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Agua Fria Union High School District
Boston Public Schools
CESA 8
Colorado Early Colleges
Hamilton Township School District
Harmony Public Schools
Lake Washington School District
North Little Rock
Norwalk Public Schools
Pascagoula-Gautier School District
Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School
Portland Public Schools
Stokes County Schools
Urban Assembly
West Des Moines Community Schools
Winterset CSD
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The 2025 State and District Policy Lab Network
The EDSAFE AI Alliance Policy Lab network is excited to announce two new cohorts - the 2025 EDSAFE AI Alliance District Policy Lab and the 2025 EDSAFE AI Alliance State Policy Lab.
These pioneering, voluntary communities of practice are dedicated to navigating the complex and evolving landscape of artificial intelligence in education. Support for these new cohorts is made possible through a grant from Google.org.
The network will expand thanks to the support of Google.org, which is providing a multi-year grant to the EDSAFE AI Alliance, a coalition led by 30 leading education organizations, to support the expansion of its AI Policy Labs initiative. This funding will help states and school districts develop and implement clear, effective, and responsible AI policies and guidance aligned with the SAFE Framework.
Over the next three years, the grant will enable the EDSAFE AI Alliance to triple its reach and significantly expand its work. This includes:
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Serving a national network: The grant will help expand the network to 44 school districts and 20 states, a threefold increase.
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Reaching a wide audience: This will impact over 75,000 K-12 educators and nearly 6,000 education and district leaders.
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Benefitting millions of students: The educators and leaders served by this initiative represent over 3 million students. The resources and policies created through this work will ultimately impact more than 1,000 districts and millions more students nationwide.
These districts and states join a community of cohort one districts, including: Lynwood USD, Gwinnett County Public Schools, Atlanta Public Schools, NYC Public Schools, Natick Public Schools, El Segundo USD, Santa Ana USD, and Canon City Schools.
About the Policy Lab Network
The AI Policy Labs network, an initiative of the EdSAFE AI Alliance, unites U.S. school districts and states in a collaborative effort to navigate the integration of artificial intelligence in K-12 education. Guided by the Alliance's SAFE framework (Safety, Accountability, Fairness, Efficacy), these labs work together using an open science approach to develop a comprehensive "policy stack." This includes creating practical, shared resources like acceptable use policies, guidelines for parent communication and consent, professional development materials, and ethical frameworks to ensure the responsible, equitable, and effective deployment of AI technologies in schools nationwide.
Charting the Course for Responsible AI in Education
Both the Policy Lab Districts and Policy Lab States will embark on a collaborative journey, engaging in a series of sessions, workshops, and resource development initiatives. Guided by the EDSAFE AI Alliance's robust SAFE framework, they'll collectively tackle urgent questions surrounding the ethical, safe, fair, and effective implementation of AI in education.
This marks a pivotal moment in our collective efforts to ensure that AI is used responsibly and effectively to transform education for all students and educators. We eagerly anticipate the groundbreaking work and shared learning that will define these invaluable communities of practice.
Stay tuned for updates on their progress and the valuable resources they'll develop! For more information about the EDSAFE AI Alliance and our ongoing initiatives
