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President Trump signs executive order boosting AI in K-12 schools


President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday directing the secretary of education to prioritize AI-related teacher training grants.

The order ‒ one of seven education-related directives Trump signed April 23 ‒ underscores an area of bipartisan concern: how best to incorporate AI into teaching. The new White House initiative comes after an embarrassing viral moment for McMahon, who on April 8 confused AI with A.1., a popular steak sauce, during a conference in San Diego. A coalition of states sued the Trump administration more than a month ago, alleging the mass layoffs at the Education Department were illegal.

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