An Ohio Department of Education & Workforce spokesperson tells Axios there is "no set date" for when its guidance will be released, and even when it exists, "decisions regarding AI would be made by local districts."

The Leading Men Fellowship—a program from Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Literacy Lab—trains 18- to 24-year-olds in early literacy techniques and deploys them to Title I classrooms, where a majority of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Republican House Speaker Cameron Sexton first suggested walking away from the funding because he said it comes with burdensome requirements, like standardized testing mandates. He and Lt. Gov. Randy McNally formed the panel of eight Republicans and two Democrats to delve into the matter.

Florida's average composite ACT score, an average of the scores for the English, math, reading and science sections, was 18.9 out of 36, a big drop from 19.6 in 2014.