The Big Push for AI Literacy Should Come With Optimism and Skepticism

And a few other questions about K-12 student learning and AI

Sep 18 • 

Robin Lake

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August 2025

Will the 2025-26 School Year Bring an AI Reckoning?

Plus new research studies from CRPE and ASU.

Aug 21 • 

Robin Lake

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June 2025

The "AI Dividend"—Does AI Create More Time for Teachers?

An early analysis of Gallup's newly released study.

Jun 25 • 

CRPE

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May 2025

Thinking Forward: Anniversary Edition

Happy one year to my newsletter, plus more on new edtech tools, the paradox of AI advancements, and some notable new research

May 29 • 

Robin Lake

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Can AI Help Solve the Math Crisis?

US math scores have been declining for over a decade—does AI offer possible solutions?

May 15 • 

Robin Lake

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April 2025

What the AI Executive Order Means for K–12—and What Should Come Next

A special edition of Think Forward: Learning with AI

Apr 24 • 

Robin Lake

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Tools and Tradeoffs: Can AI Rebuild the Middle Class?

My takeaways from ASU+GSV, new research, and emerging school use cases

Apr 17 • 

Robin Lake

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March 2025

How close are we to Artificial General Intelligence?

Now? Soon? Never? Plus more on new tools, research, and commentaries.

Mar 27 • 

CRPE

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February 2025

Out of the ashes: What comes next for education—and how can AI help?

Plus more on an integrated AI school strategy, some terrific commentaries and interviews, and an upcoming webinar (you're invited!)

Feb 20 • 

Robin Lake

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January 2025

Developing an R&D Strategy for AI Integration and School Transformation

Plus my NAEP take, new tech developments, and new research

Jan 30 • 

Robin Lake

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Harari’s Nexus and Wallace & Gromit: Lessons on AI’s Risks and Opportunities

Note: This installment focuses more on risks than my usual focus on opportunity. Worry not, I’ll be back to opportunity soon!

Jan 16 • 

CRPE

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December 2024

Can AI help motivate unmotivated learners?

Plus emerging profiles of AI "early adopters," new resources, and a reimagined holiday poem from CRPE Director Robin Lake (and ChatGPT)

Dec 19, 2024 • 

CRPE

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