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Drawing on survey data from the RAND American Educator Panels, researchers have analyzed the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools among U.S. teachers and principals during the 2023–2024 school year. The study reveals significant differences in AI adoption across various subjects and school environments.
The findings indicate that 25% of surveyed teachers utilized AI tools for instructional planning or teaching. English language arts and science teachers were nearly twice as likely to use AI compared to mathematics or general elementary education teachers. Additionally, about 60% of U.S. principals reported using AI tools in their work.
A notable disparity was observed between higher-poverty and lower-poverty schools. Teachers and principals in higher-poverty schools were less likely to report using AI tools than those in lower-poverty schools. Furthermore, only 18% of principals indicated that their schools provided guidance on AI usage, with a stark contrast between high-poverty (13%) and low-poverty (25%) schools.
Julia H. Kaufman, Ashley Woo, Joshua Eagan, Sabrina Lee, and Emma B. Kassan conducted this research at RAND Education and Labor, funded by the Gates Foundation, the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, and the Walton Family Foundation.
The authors recommend that districts develop strategies to support teachers' use of AI to enhance instruction quality. They also suggest that AI developers focus on creating applications beneficial for high-poverty contexts.
The full report is available for download on RAND's website.
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