Last spring, I sat in a classroom at Aurora Central High School and watched a newcomer student, still learning English, read aloud with confidence for the very first time. She had been practicing with an AI-powered literacy tool that helped her build fluency, check pronunciation, and track her progress each day. Her face lit up as she read.

Moments like that remind me why the conversation about artificial intelligence (AI) in education and community life matters so much, especially here in Aurora.

A State Debate, Local Stakes

This August, Colorado lawmakers returned to the Capitol for a special session. Alongside a nearly $783 million budget shortfall, Gov. Jared Polis placed the state’s first-in-the-nation AI law on the agenda. Passed in 2024, the law aims to prevent algorithmic discri

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