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Learning with AI: good reads for families and schools
A hand-picked library of articles from around the world on how young students are learning with AI, coding, design and music.
- “Nearly 2 out of 3 teens and tweens use AI chatbots, new research shows” NPR
- “There are risks when children use AI chatbots. Does Australia’s new ‘digital duty of care’ address them?” The Conversation (Australia)
- “Skills key to unlocking productivity benefits in Australia” Australian Government, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
- “Kids and teens are going to AI chatbots for advice. How can parents make sure this is safe?” The Conversation (Australia)
- “Parents warned of lifelong risks as students 'subcontracting learning' to AI” ABC News (Australia)
- “Teachers Using AI Say It Frees Up Time for What Matters Most” Gallup
- “Think Your Students Know More About AI Than You Do? Read This (Opinion)” Education Week
- “Australia’s AI Classroom: One Framework, Eight Realities” EducationDaily
- “Scotland's first AI teacher warns pupils: Don't trust everything it tells you” BBC News
- “New report looks at how AI is impacting trust between students and teachers” ABC News (US)
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Ideas, evidence and practical thinking for a changing AI world.
Explore NextRising AI perspectives, practical guides, student projects and selected developments in AI and education.
- “Generative Artificial Intelligence: Policy” Victorian Department of Education
- “Encouraging learners to think first, prompt second: Using large language models to learn” Raspberry Pi Foundation
- “Schools 'crying out' for guidance from government on AI, report warns” BBC News
- “Education Ministers call for education to remain a common good in the age of AI at UNESCO's Digital Learning Week” UNESCO
- “New York City Public Schools banning AI use through middle school starting this year” ABC News (US)
- AI Literacy for Students: Six Habits Beyond Prompt Writing NextRising AI
- “Conselho veta uso de IA sem supervisão para alunos até o 5º ano do fundamental” Folha de S.Paulo
- “Programming education in the AI era” Nature Reviews Psychology
- “OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens with stronger safeguards” The Guardian
- “Teens Who Use AI for Schoolwork Are Handing Off Critical Thinking, Common Sense Media Research Finds” Common Sense Media
- “Teens are turning to AI chatbots for emotional support – here’s how to keep kids safe” The Conversation
- “No Widespread Displacement, but the AI Employment Gap for Young Workers Has Widened to 19%” Stanford Digital Economy Lab
- “Education ministers are worried about technology use in schools. Should they be?” The Conversation (Australia)
- “ARISE hubs to come up in high schools in Kerala: Minister” The Hindu
- What a Strong Student AI Project Should Prove NextRising AI
- Egypt adapts AI competencies to its education context UNESCO
- “KG pupils to start coding, AI and electronic subjects in revised curriculum in Ghana schools - Haruna Iddrisu says” Graphic Online (Daily Graphic, Ghana)
- AI Support or Substitution? A Practical Guide for Families NextRising AI
- “Talking to machines: Children’s experiences with AI assistants and companions” eSafety Commissioner
- “Can kids learn to use AI without touching a screen? This Chicago after-school program is betting on it” WBEZ Chicago
- “Empowering Learners for the Age of AI: Presenting the Finalised AI Literacy Framework for Primary and Secondary Education” AILit Framework (European Commission and OECD)
- “AI and Music update: June 2026” APRA AMCOS
- “Common Sense Media Releases Inaugural Annual Study on AI Use by Tweens and Teens” Common Sense Media
- “Student use of NSWEduChat” NSW Department of Education
- A School Leader's Checklist for Choosing an AI Learning Program NextRising AI
- “AI use in schools: Taking action now” Learning First
- “Most Teachers Receive No Formal Guidance on AI Use” Gallup
- What Schools Should Ask Before Approving an AI Tool NextRising AI
- “Schools Play Game of Media Literacy Catch-Up as AI Use Rises” Education Week
- “At Berklee, aspiring composers worry AI threatens their future” WBUR
- “Seseko and Microsoft SA Complete First Phase of Nationwide AI and Coding Education Programme” TechAfrica News
- “The Yorkshire Dales school using AI to mark mock exams” BBC News
- Why AI Literacy Matters for Today's Students NextRising AI
- “How AI is changing the nature of entry level work” World Economic Forum
- “Bringing AI education to 1.25 million students across Latin America” Raspberry Pi Foundation
- “AI push to reshape Japan's school classrooms” NHK World-Japan
- “Estonia Launches Nationwide AI Leap Education Program and Introduces Learning-Supportive AI in Upper Secondary Schools” AI Leap Foundation (TI-Hüpe), Estonia
- “Online safety codes introduce real-world protections for children online” eSafety Commissioner
- “Are AI Literacy Lessons Now the Norm? What New Survey Data Show” Education Week
- “Seven tips for talking to children and young people about generative AI” The Conversation
- Choosing the Right AI Curriculum for Your School NextRising AI
- “How Teens Use and View AI” Pew Research Center
- “In some schools, chatbots interrogate students about their work. But the AI revolution has teachers worried” The Guardian (Australia)
- “Survey: Kids use AI daily, but most don't know how it works” The Times of India
- “Empowerment or dependency? A systematic review of the impacts of intelligent assessment and generative AI on learners’ self-beliefs and cognitive agency in music education” Frontiers in Psychology
- “AI can write songs, plays, and novels. What does that mean for human creativity?” The Christian Science Monitor
- “AI could mark the end of young people learning on the job – with terrible results” The Conversation
- “New computing curriculum will teach AI awareness and digital literacy” BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
- “I see how important AI is at Google, so I taught my kids about it. Now, they're vibe coding.” Business Insider
- “Worried AI means you won’t get a job when you graduate? Here’s what the research says” The Conversation (Australia)
- Empowering Students Through AI Education Pathways NextRising AI
- “OECD Digital Education Outlook 2026” OECD
- “Generative AI: product safety standards” UK Department for Education (GOV.UK)
- “The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says” NPR
- “High schools demand students prove they are not AI cheats” ABC News (Australia)
- “Introducing our new 'Programming with AI' unit” Raspberry Pi Foundation
- “Teens, Social Media and AI Chatbots 2025” Pew Research Center
- “Global AI Summit Summit: MCIT, MOEHE Launch National AI-Powered Learning Platform” Qatar News Agency (QNA)
- “AI in the classroom – evidence, teacher insights and action” Teacher magazine (Australian Council for Educational Research)
- “Schools Take an Age- and Development-Appropriate Approach to AI Use” Ministry of Education, Singapore
- “AI to be introduced in school curriculum from Class 3 under new education reform: Education Ministry” The Indian Express
- “Rwanda” Day of AI (MIT RAISE)
- “Generative artificial intelligence (AI) in Queensland state schools” Queensland Department of Education
- “Chile presents the framework for digital transformation of education” UNESCO
- “OpenAI’s ChatGPT parental controls are rolling out — here’s what you should know” The Verge
- “Foundational Gen AI Literacy and Skills for All Students, Teachers and Educators” Ministry of Education, Singapore
- “ITU's AI Skills Coalition and the Giga Initiative work to bridge the digital skills gap in African schools” International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- “AI Can Generate Code. Is That a Threat to Computer Science Education?” Education Week
- “Egypt to Introduce Artificial Intelligence Curricula in Schools Starting 2025-2026” Egyptian Streets
- “Schools in the UAE look for best way to bring AI into the classroom” The National (UAE)
- “Ministry of Digital Economy Completes Development of Digital Skills Curricula for All School Grades” Jordan News
- “These jobs will thrive – but others may vanish – as AI transforms Australia’s workforce” The Conversation (Australia)
- “South Korea pulls plug on AI textbooks” The Korea Herald
- “Meta brought AI to rural Colombia. Now students are failing exams” Rest of World
- “Uso da IA na educação terá regras pela primeira vez no Brasil” Valor Econômico
- “Talk, Trust, and Trade-Offs: How and Why Teens Use AI Companions” Common Sense Media
- “NerdzFactory partners with Google DeepMind and Raspberry Pi to introduce AI to 157,000 Nigerian students” Techpoint Africa
- “Chatbot for schools: Bremen makes the start” heise online
- “Igniting innovation: How Experience AI is empowering teachers and students across Kenya” Raspberry Pi Foundation
- “HSC cheating doubles as take-home assignment offences rise” The Sydney Morning Herald
- “Many Japanese Children Using AI for Study” Nippon.com
- “The successful launch of the AILit Framework: Empowering learners for the age of AI” European Commission (EACEA)
- “Tips to use GenAI wisely at home” NSW Government
- “From skepticism to success: How AI is helping teachers transform classrooms in Peru” Microsoft Source LATAM
- “教育部发布两项指南 助推中小学人工智能教育” The State Council of the People's Republic of China (gov.cn)
- “UAE schools to begin teaching mandatory AI classes from age of four” The National (UAE)
- “What is really happening to jobs? Separating AI hype from reality” Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
- “Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth” The White House
- “IYF and Google.org to Equip 60,000 Mexican Youth With AI Skills” International Youth Foundation
- “Beijing to introduce AI courses across primary, secondary schools” The State Council of the People's Republic of China (english.gov.cn), via Xinhua
- “Estonia Announces A Groundbreaking National Initiative: AI Leap Programme to Bring AI Tools to All Schools” Estonian Ministry of Education and Research
- “AI chatbots and companions – risks to children and young people” eSafety Commissioner
- “AI in every classroom? Inside Israel’s ambitious education overhaul” Ctech (Calcalist)
- “About a quarter of U.S. teens have used ChatGPT for schoolwork – double the share in 2023” Pew Research Center
- “Children to be banned from social media from next year after parliament votes through world-first laws” ABC News (Australia)
- A broader reference for student AI literacy UNESCO
- “New curriculum to give young people the skills for life and work” UK Department for Education (GOV.UK)
- “Guideline for the Use of Generative AI in Primary and Secondary Education (Ver.2.0)” Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan
- “AI for Child Well-being” UNICEF Gulf Area Office