The Trump administration is looking to propel the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in schools, a task that puts the U.S. in a race with China and faces open-ended questions on the best way to implement the technology for students.

Multiple AI plans, including for K-12 schools, were released last week by President Trump in a moment advocates say could either be a turning point or quickly fizzle out.

The next steps will depend on private market buy-in, addressing ethical and data concerns and ensuring educators have the proper training with AI.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon sent guidance to K-12 schools outlining formula and discretionary grant funds that can be used to integrate AI into instructional material creation, tutoring, career and college guidance and teacher preparation.

The guidance came as Trump introduced a broader “Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan,” hitting every sector and declaring AI's importance for U.S. national security.

“This is really the first time the U.S. government has explicitly positioned AI education as a national security issue, and it's really a long time coming” said Alex Kotran,........

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