As artificial intelligence makes its way into classrooms as a tool to assist educators, the University of Pennsylvania plans to offer AI training for School District of Philadelphia teachers and administrators.

The Department of Education's request potentially violates required procedural steps, is unnecessarily redundant and appears designed to intimidate school districts by threatening to withhold critical education funding, says State Superintendent Jill Underly.

Financial literacy plays a key role in combating poverty, but Illinois’ public schools lag states such as Utah, which pioneered financial literacy education, and Minnesota, which now leads the nation in financial literacy.