Microsoft’s school safeguards, Oxford’s study assistants, and Penn State’s assignment rules reveal how education AI reaches purchasing and teaching decisions, and what providers and schools must trade off.
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Past issues
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More AI Classes. Why Tighter Tool Access?
Curriculum, accounts, and budgets require separate decisions
2026 Issue 04 · No. 004
How Do Five-Year School AI Projects Add Up?
From local infrastructure to classroom outcomes: judging recurring investment
2026 Issue 03 · No. 003
Who Teaches Students to Use AI After School?
Students use AI. How does learning support catch up?
2026 Issue 02 · No. 002
Which AI Outcomes Are Worth a School’s Investment?
Suzhou’s case selection and Cornell’s course expansion inform the next investment
2026 Issue 01 · No. 001
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