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The European Commission and OECD released a draft framework describing the AI knowledge and skills school students need, and invited feedback.
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This short notice announces the draft *AI Literacy Framework* for primary and secondary education, developed by the European Commission with the OECD, Code.org and experts. It groups skills into engaging with, creating with, managing and designing AI, with classroom examples. A final version was promised for 2026 after consultation.
Schools lack a common definition of what students should know about AI at each age.
“The successful launch of the AILit Framework: Empowering learners for the age of AI”, European Commission (EACEA), 24 May 2025.
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