Artificial Intelligence Project Partners With Prince George's County Public Schools

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — Prince George's County Public Schools has partnered with The AI Education Project with a three-year agreement that will include a range of programs including professional learning for educators, staff and school leaders, as well as outreach aimed at providing parents and other members of the community with opportunities to better understand artificial intelligence and what it means for them.

"We believe that the best pathway to system-wide AI readiness is through leadership by school districts and other key organizations in the US education ecosystem,” said Alex Kotran, CEO of aiEDU. "The (partnership) with PGCPS is a significant milestone for aiEDU, marking our largest-ever district collaboration. The work in Prince George's County will make the district a flagship partner and a national pioneer for AI readiness in K12 schools."

A key component of the partnership is supporting the PGCPS administration as it works to develop policies that enable the safe and responsible use of AI in school settings, including guidance for the use of language models by teachers, students and administrative staff.

“Over my career, I’ve seen how technological advances have transformed our society,” said Millard House II, Prince George’s County Public Schools Superintendent. “Artificial intelligence, especially language models and the tools they power, appears to be another game-changing technology, and we want to ensure our students and educators are on the front foot.”

aiEDU will be hiring dedicated staff who will be working directly in and with PGCPS to support curriculum development and implementation of aiEDU’s free learning products. These include a range of short to medium-length activities and projects that educate and spur students to learn about and use AI. The program will be fully funded by a three-year, $1 million grant from the Pull Up Fund, an organization dedicated to pulling up to underserved communities in Prince George's County and connecting them with the resources they need to thrive.

“When I first learned about aiEDU and read their curricula, I saw an opportunity for PGCPS to take a proactive approach to AI in the classroom,” said Pull Up Fund manager Sam Brin. “As a proud alum, I'm excited for PGCPS to emerge as a leader and help set the bar for AI education and readiness."