{"id":7071988,"date":"2026-10-01T23:03:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T23:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7071988"},"modified":"2026-10-01T23:03:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T23:03:18","slug":"can-schools-trust-ai-features-in-edtech-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7071988","title":{"rendered":"Can Schools Trust AI Features in Edtech Products?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"title-large mb-4\"><strong class=\"font-bold\">Can Schools Trust AI Add-Ons?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"body-xl mb-4 whitespace-pre-wrap\">Edtech vendors are swiftly integrating AI features into new and existing instructional materials, often claiming that the features are educationally effective. <strong class=\"font-bold\">EdReports<\/strong>, an independent nonprofit that reviews K-12 curriculum, recently went looking for the evidence behind those claims. What it found raises hard questions for any district leader weighing an edtech purchase this fall.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title-large mb-4\"><strong class=\"font-bold\">What Happens When the Teacher Doesn\u2019t Have a Say?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"body-xl mb-4 whitespace-pre-wrap\">Some AI tools let a teacher review content before students see it, while others put that content directly in front of students in real time. Courtney Allison, the chief academic officer of <strong class=\"font-bold\">EdReports<\/strong>, spent 15 years with the New York City Department of Education, including time as a middle school math teacher. She explains why the old line between core and supplemental materials is starting to disappear, and weighs in on AI tutors giving every student a different lesson. She also tackles whether it is fair to ask vendors for proof when generative AI has only been widely available for a few years.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title-large mb-4\"><strong class=\"font-bold\">A Former Chancellor in the Buyer&#8217;s Seat<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"body-xl mb-4 whitespace-pre-wrap\">Someone has to decide which AI products deserve a place in classrooms, and that responsibility often falls on districts. Dr. Lewis Ferebee joined <strong class=\"font-bold\">EdReports<\/strong> as CEO this summer after becoming the longest serving chancellor in the history of DC Public Schools. He brings a district leader\u2019s perspective to the question of who should be checking these products and who should pay for that work. He also shares the questions he would ask a vendor sitting across the table.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-xl mb-4 whitespace-pre-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edsurge.com\/news\/this-week-with-edsurge\" class=\"text-(--primary-500) hover:underline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"underline text-(--primary-600)\">Listen to the episode<\/span><\/a>: <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title-large mb-4\"><strong class=\"font-bold\">Stories Mentioned in This Episode<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"body-xl mb-4 whitespace-pre-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.edreports.org\/media\/2026\/09\/EdReports_AIReport_Sept2026_8.5x11_090126.pdf\" class=\"text-(--primary-500) hover:underline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"underline text-(--primary-600)\">AI in K-12 Instructional Materials: What We&#8217;re Seeing<\/span><\/a> by <strong class=\"font-bold\">EdReports<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-xl mb-4 whitespace-pre-wrap\"><strong class=\"font-bold\">This Week with EdSurge<\/strong> is a weekly podcast from <strong class=\"font-bold\">EdSurge<\/strong>. Subscribe to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edsurge.com\/newsletters\" class=\"text-(--primary-500) hover:underline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong class=\"font-bold\"><span class=\"underline text-(--primary-600)\">EdSurge newsletters<\/span><\/strong><\/a> for more news and analysis on education and technology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can Schools Trust AI Add-Ons? Edtech vendors are swiftly integrating AI features into new and existing instructional materials, often claiming that the features are educationally effective. EdReports, an independent nonprofit that reviews K-12 curriculum, recently went looking for the evidence behind those claims. 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