Is AI driving up back-to-school costs for families? – NBC Boston

The back-to-school scramble is exciting, exhausting and expensive, and experts say one hidden cost is catching parents off guard.

Bay State educators are now the ones getting schooled on integrating AI in the classroom, taking cues from Gov. Maura Healey, who launched an entire series of training programs this summer.

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“Artificial intelligence in the classroom takes on a lot of different forms,” said Jessica Garner, the senior director for Innovative Learning with the International Society for Tech in Education (better known as ISTE). "We’ve been called upon to do a lot of training in schools and districts.”

It's training that Garner's teams use to show teachers how AI can help them curate individualized lessons.