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A student at Ferris High School in Spokane, Wash., briefly checks their phone during class on Dec. 3, 2025. Teachers say there are some actions administrators can take that will cellphone restrictions easier to implement in the classroom.
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Artificial Intelligence Fed Regulation of AI Is Virtually Nonexistent. Is This a Problem for Schools?
The Trump administration wants to unleash AI to let it innovate in education and other sectors.
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Art teacher Lindsay Johnson, center, has students explore how to use generative AI features in Canva at Roosevelt Middle School, on June 25, 2025, in River Forest, Ill. The U.S. House of Representatives' Education and Workforce Committee held a hearing on Wednesday over the lack of federal regulation and guidance for how schools and other organizations should use AI.
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