To AI or not: 4 Maryland school districts to miss state policy deadline
Four Maryland school districts will miss the state's deadline to adopt an artificial intelligence policy. Analysts have varying takes on AI in schools.
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AI & Education — what each story says
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📚 AI literacy4
AI Education in Schools: Shaping the Role of Teachers
From the 2026-2027 school year, AI education in schools will require changes in teaching methods. The aim is to help students develop independent thinking, verify information and use technology responsibly.
Read the original →Hiroshima AI training firm WEAVE acquires 22-year-old cram school operator Rastudio as wholly owned subsidiary
WEAVE, an AI training company in Hiroshima, has made Rastudio Inc., the operator of the cram school Manabiya SORA, a wholly owned subsidiary. The school has been open for 22 years. A new course to build skills needed in the AI era has been set up. The press release is dated October 19, 2026.
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- College of DuPage brings OpenAI Academy to Illinois for inaugural AI summitCrain's Chicago Business · 10/19 09:00 UTC
🧸 Early childhood2
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- In the age of AI, our kids need more books and less screen time | OpinionThe Detroit News · 10/18 23:49 UTC
- Education Ministry Requires Schools to Clearly Define When AI Use Is AllowedLao Dong · 10/19 03:24 UTC
🎒 Elementary school4
AI Agent Added to Children's Programming Language PG0 to Build Skills in Using AI
A service called "PG0 x AI Agent" has been released, combining an AI agent function with the learning programming language PG0. It can be tried in a web browser and is offered to programming classes and schools.
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- Top 10: If you could invent an AI tool to make student life easier, what would it do?South China Morning Post · 10/18 15:00 UTC
- Tokushima Online Symposium on Course of Study Revision in the Era of Digital Learning Platforms Including AINikkyoweb · 10/19 01:50 UTC
- Before Seeking Answers, Create Questions: Kenmei Gakuin Elementary Uses Generative AI in Inquiry LearningWeekly Osaka Nichinichi Shimbun · 10/19 06:34 UTC
📐 Middle school1
Classes That Do Not Leave Thinking to AI: LoiLo Publishes Report on Teacher Training Sessions
LoiLo Inc. published on October 15, 2026 a report on the "Education and Generative AI Training Session 2026" for teachers, held in Fukuoka and Osaka. About 100 people attended each of the August 2 Fukuoka and August 11 Osaka sessions, learning through lectures and practical workshops how to use generative AI in classes and school administration.
Read the original →🏫 High school4
Thanh Hoa promotes the application of AI in teaching and learning.
Digital transformation and the application of artificial intelligence (AI) are opening up new ways of doing things in teaching, learning, and educational management in Thanh Hoa.
Read the original →Tokyo AI Hackathon Seeks Student Participants to Build AI Products in Six Weeks
HiroshimAI Inc. announced it is recruiting participants for the Tokyo AI Hackathon 2026, to be held on Sunday, November 22, 2026. It is open to university students, graduate students, technical college students and vocational school students.
Read the original →AXISTA Holds AI Study Session for Executives at Fujiyoshida Chamber of Commerce
AXISTA Inc., based in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, will hold a 90-minute AI study session for executives on Thursday, November 12, 2026, at the Fujiyoshida Chamber of Commerce. Participation is free, limited to the first 30 attendees. The company provides AI training and post-adoption support for small and medium-sized businesses, mainly in Yamanashi.
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- Generative AI Conveys History and Culture of Ohara Main Residence: Bilingual Virtual Curator PrototypedOkayama University · 10/18 23:38 UTC
🎓 University students3
New program at University of Arkansas at Little Rock aimed at educating future AI professionals
Two professors at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock are spending the fall semester teaching students they hope will be the next generation of AI professionals.
Read the original →Help undergraduates sustain critical AI use under deadline pressure
When assignments are due, students might be tempted to skip checks and reflection when they use AI tools for support. The article presents a five-stage framework to deter shortcuts.
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- Kindai University begins pilot of AI features in student portal app to put student support online 24 hoursAt Press · 10/19 05:00 UTC
🧑💼 Adults2
Webinar announcement: Can you use generative AI-written exam questions as they are?
CBT Solutions Inc., based in Chiyoda, Tokyo, mainly runs CBT and IBT examination operations and is led by President Koji Noguchi. The company will hold a free webinar from Monday, October 26 to Friday, October 30, 2026.
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- AI tutoring and adaptive learning market forecast to reach $45.5 billion by 2035, growing 21.5% annuallyExcite · 10/19 04:00 UTC
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