The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) released the AI Framework for Educator Preparation in September 2026 to help educator preparation programs navigate AI's role in education. The framework covers four interconnected areas: ethical and policy guardrails, clinical practice and implementation, cognitive architecture and advocacy, and professional expertise and human judgment, positioning AI literacy as a matter of professional practice, not simply tech training.
On September 9, 2026, Wuhu Education Bureau publicized the proposed star ratings for AI in education at 366 primary and secondary schools, with a public comment period until September 16. The assessment follows a 2023 implementation plan and covers all districts and directly affiliated schools.
Fengluan Digital Technology recently completed a tens-of-millions-yuan Angel+ round led by Hongruida Investment, with Suzhou Yida Fund and Hexa Capital participating. Funds will be used for prototype development of its first education robot, team expansion, and sales system. Its Huke app, offering math and English content, has nearly 300,000 users.
Wujin District, Changzhou, relies on the West Taihu AI International Community to host AI activities since 2025. By September 2026, nearly 80 salons with about 6,000 participants and over 80 matchmaking projects were held. AI Club has gathered over 500 local practitioners.
17Education released Q2 2026 financial results with revenue of 90.09 million RMB, up 254.6% year-over-year, and H1 cumulative revenue of 190 million RMB, up 302.6%. The company achieved dual profitability for the first time under Non-GAAP and GAAP, with gross margin rising to 69.2%. It launched a teacher-specific AI agent and won a project to deploy smart teaching systems in 110 public schools in Minhang District, Shanghai.
On September 7, the AI Capacity Building Workshop opened at Peking University, with government representatives from 37 Global South countries attending for six days. It is the first activity under China's pledge of 5,000 AI training slots, featuring 4 themes, 9 lectures, and site visits. Hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and organized by Peking University.
At Zichuan Special Education Center in Zibo, Shandong, teacher Wan Ronghui uses AI avatars for classroom conversation practice and creates virtual scenarios like supermarket shopping. Since December 2023, the school has built a full-campus VR covering 360 points, allowing new students to practice routes. Teacher Wang Liebing developed an AI assistant 'Xiao Yi' supporting voice commands.
The University of Roehampton announced the introduction of Google Gemini for Education, providing secure and governed AI access for students and staff. The platform includes Gemini and Gemini Notebook, integrated with learning materials and Moodle. Training and guidance will be offered to enhance AI literacy and support teaching and future careers.
Missouri education agencies partnered with Google to offer free AI training and career development programs, including Google Career Certificates and online AI courses, to all residents. Resources will reach K-12 schools, colleges, and job centers, with a dedicated AI literacy curriculum. Districts and charter schools retain discretion over adoption.
On September 3, Ainocean signed a cooperation agreement with PTI in Paraguay to build an educational AI data center of up to 1 GW at PARKTEC NARANJAL PY. Its AI Tutor, already in public schools, aims to reach 280,000 students within three years.
Ashland University and Ed3 announced a partnership to provide AI literacy and professional development courses for K-12 teachers in Ohio. The courses offer graduate credit and CEUs, launching statewide in June 2026. Ed3 has supported over 20,000 educator enrollments across 48 states.
Telangana schools are shifting focus from whether to teach AI to how to cultivate reasoning first. Pranjali Pathak, co-founder of Pi Jam Foundation, said the nonprofit has reached over 1.8 million learners and collaborates with SCERT on teacher training. Teachers attend four-to-five-day residential bootcamps, and some already use AI for lesson planning.
Two seniors from Greenville County Schools were invited to Boston to attend the Day of AI Festival as student senators representing South Carolina. Over the summer, students from every state spent weeks researching, talking with educators, and drafting AI legislation. The students presented their work at a committee meeting, highlighting how AI should be used in the classroom.
Penn State announced on September 8, 2026, a new tool in Canvas that lets faculty quickly add icons to show whether generative AI use is allowed, limited, or not permitted. The tool, based on icons introduced last year, can be applied at course, syllabus, or assignment level. Use is optional, and an instructor guide is available.
The Idaho State Board of Education announced seven AI Innovation Awards totaling $645,197 to support AI literacy and responsible AI use projects across Idaho's eight public colleges and universities. The projects were selected from 16 proposals and will launch over the 2026-2027 academic year, funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Accelerate Idaho program.
On September 9, 2026, the Panjin High-tech Industrial Development Zone Management Committee issued a pre-approval public notice for the Phase I project of the Panjin Zhongbei Education AI R&D Innovation Center. Located at the north of Dongyue South Street and east of Zhonghua Road, the project is constructed by Liaoning Hongfa Industrial Development Co., Ltd., with the notice period ending on September 17.
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Pearson and Illinois Institute of Technology announced a collaboration to explore employability pathways and workforce-focused learning credentials, and to develop workforce training and AI education programs. The partnership aims to enhance student employability; specific courses and implementation details have not yet been disclosed.
On September 8, 2026, UNESCO released a discussion paper 'Sustaining education as a common good in the age of AI: The case for deliberative governance' and five background papers. The paper establishes education as a common good and highlights six directional shifts. UNESCO invites experts, academics, and government officials to contribute perspectives from September to November 2026, with comments due by October 15, 2026. Feedback will inform policy briefs to be released during Digital Learning Week 2027.
Canadian law firm Loopstra Nixon announced it will fully fund enrollment for its 2L summer students in MIT Professional Education's eight-week online course 'Applied Agentic AI for Organizational Transformation.' Students who complete the course will earn an MIT certificate, and the firm's partners are already enrolled in the same program. This initiative aims to equip future lawyers with AI fluency and enhance client service.
On September 8, Malaysia's Deputy Secretary-General of Education visited the AI digital classroom at Sentul Chinese Primary School in Kuala Lumpur and handed over a grant of RM10,000. The school has upgraded digital equipment since 2024, with AI all-in-one machines installed in all classrooms and a complete AI digital classroom equipped with AI cameras.
A new UNESCO IESALC and UNU-IAS study released on September 8, 2026, covers 200 higher education institutions across 19 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. It finds that 87% of institutions use AI in at least one area, but only 26% have a formal AI strategy. AI use is prevalent in teaching and learning and increasingly supports research, often driven by faculty, researchers, and students.
Samsung Electronics America and the Mark Cuban Foundation released a free AI curriculum for grades 6-12 on September 8, 2026. The seven-session curriculum includes complete lesson plans, student handouts, and background reading. It aims to guide students from AI consumer to builder to evaluator, covering prompting frameworks, fact-checking, data visualization, and ethics documentation. The launch precedes the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow competition and includes professional development support.
On August 28, the Human Resources and Social Security Bureau of Jiangmen and Xinhui District held a training class on AI-era enterprise management innovation for HR managers and other management staff. The training focused on applying AI large models in management mechanism innovation and talent development. This year, the district has conducted 10 special trainings covering about 500 employees.
The OECD's PISA 2025 study found that students using AI tools daily for homework scored an average of 481 in science, compared to 509 for those who never or almost never used them, a gap equivalent to about 1.5 years of schooling. The study covered over 760,000 students from 91 countries, marking the first assessment after generative AI became widely accessible. Weekly use was associated with better performance than daily use, and teacher-guided critical evaluation narrowed the gap.
On September 4, 2026, Changzhou announced the full rollout of AI general courses in primary and secondary schools, bringing AI into classrooms. The courses cover all schools in the city, aiming to popularize AI knowledge. This is a large-scale local initiative in AI education.
From August 18 to 20, the 2026 Global Smart Education Conference, co-hosted by Beijing Normal University and UNESCO IITE with approval from the Ministry of Education, was held in Beijing. Qiming Daren, an AI education brand under Tianli International, showcased its product matrix including AI Classroom, AI Sprint Camp for Exams, AI Study Room, and AI Companion, along with AI Lesson Plan Assistant and TBCR Reading Assessment. Its products have been applied in over 150 schools, serving more than 300,000 teachers and students.
Denmark's government introduced an emergency plan after a rise in AI cheating cases in high schools during this summer's exam season. The plan includes oral exams for about 9,000 students annually, monitoring computer screens during written exams, network filtering, and encouraging supervised on-campus written work. Schools, students, and parents still believe AI should not be simply banned but used reasonably.
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The West Virginia Department of Education announced the rollout of what it calls the nation's first comprehensive statewide framework for using AI in public schools, with plans to train all educators, administrators, and students by the start of the 2027-28 school year. The framework aims to provide consistent guidance across districts, focusing on safe, ethical, and effective AI use, and preventing students from using AI as a substitute for learning. State Superintendent Michele Blatt spearheaded the initiative, emphasizing that AI will not replace teachers.
