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Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are entering K–12 classrooms at a remarkable pace. 86% of educational organizations use generative AI, the highest of any industry in the United States (Microsoft, 2025) Yet, this high rate of adoption is not being matched by a high rate of scientific certainty. Most AI-based educational tools have not undergone independent validation, and few have been tested through rigorous methods such as randomized controlled trials. AI capabilities are advancing so rapidly that traditional research cycles struggle to keep pace, forcing educators to be very critical consumers. This brief is intended to give educators an accessible framework for introducing and evaluating artificial intelligence tools in the classroom.

In 2025, Indiana instituted a new policy for minimum levels of reading at grade 3 that students must have in order to advance to grade 4 (HEA 1499/SEA 1). Exceptions to this rule include Good Cause Exemptions (GCE) that can...

Interest in the Science of Reading (SOR) has exploded in recent years, with 40 U.S. states and the District of Columbia passing laws or enacting policies requiring evidence-based reading instruction between 2013 and 2025 (Hagerman, 2024). SOR encompasses over 50...

The College of Education named Loran C. Parker as the new director of the Evaluation and Learning Research Center (ELRC). She will succeed Wilella (Willie) Burgess, who has directed the Center for the past 23 years. Parker will officially begin...

The Indiana Youth Institute (IYI) named Breanya Hogue to its Emerging Leaders of Color Fellowship (ELoC) Cohort 3. Hogue, assistant professor of language and literacy in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, also directs the Purdue CDF Freedom School Program-FUMC,...

The Center for Advancing the Teaching and Learning of STEM (CATALYST) named Paul Asunda as its new Executive Director. He succeeds Lynn Bryan, emerita professor of science and STEM education and emerita director of CATALYST, who retired in 2024. The...