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Research Brief · Volume I·AI·May 2026

The State of K-12 AI Readiness, 2026.

How U.S. public school districts and schools are adopting artificial intelligence. All 50 states and DC.

About 1 in 5 U.S. school districts now show some public AI activity. Only about 1 in 10 has published an AI policy. Maryland leads. ChatGPT dominates.

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