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AI in Local Government: How Counties & Cities Are Advancing AI Governance
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Looking Back at AI Guidance Across State Education Agencies and Looking Forward
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Out of Step: Students, Teachers in Stride with EdTech Threats While Parents Are Left Behind
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State Government Use of AI: The Opportunities of Executive Action in 2025
CDT report, entitled "In Deep Trouble: Surfacing Tech-Powered Sexual Harassment in K-12 Schools." Illustration of a cell phone and social media and messaging posts, floating amongst a dark and choppy body of water.

Report – In Deep Trouble: Surfacing Tech-Powered Sexual Harassment in K-12 Schools
CDT report, entitled "Fostering Responsible Tech Use: Balancing the Benefits and Risks Among Public Child Welfare Agencies." Illustration of an adult hand and a child's hand, palms up, with a digital image of a home floating above them.

Report – Fostering Responsible Tech Use: Balancing the Benefits and Risks Among Public Child Welfare Agencies
CDT report entitled “Up in the Air: Educators Juggling the Potential of Generative AI with Detection, Discipline, and Distrust.” Illustration of an “AI-generated apple” with a parachute flying through an open sky, and “AI-generated” schoolwork, book, pencil & eraser falling behind. Note: this illustration was created solely by a human.

Report – Up in the Air: Educators Juggling the Potential of Generative AI with Detection, Discipline, and Distrust 
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Just Released Research: Student Demands for Better Guidance Outpace School Supports to Spot Deepfakes
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Students’ Use of Generative AI: The Threat of Hallucinations
The Shortcomings of Generative AI Detection: How Schools Should Approach Declining Teacher Trust In Students. White document on a grey background.

The Shortcomings of Generative AI Detection: How Schools Should Approach Declining Teacher Trust In Students
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What Was Once Science Fiction Is Now Reality: Orwellian Uses of Safety Tech in K-12 Schools
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Report – Off Task: EdTech Threats to Student Privacy and Equity in the Age of AI