Satviki and Anwita, first-place winners of the NC AI Solve-a-Thon, share how they built NC Connect Link, an AI-powered app helping North Carolinians find critical resources in one place.

North Carolina's first student AI competition showed what's possible when K-12 students are trusted with real community problems. Hear from the NC DPI leaders who built it.

Most schools start their AI conversation with "Does this tool work?" Educator and philosopher Priten Shah argues that's the wrong first question. In this episode, Priten shares a bioethics-based framework for ethical decision-making in K-12 and makes the case that classroom teachers, not district admins, are the most consequential AI decision-makers in any school

Think rural districts are "behind" on AI? Think again. Wyoming’s tech leader Steven Priest reveals how small schools are using high-trust, low-bureaucracy environments to lead the nation in AI adoption.

Scott Kern, a veteran historian turned AP US History teacher at North Star Academy, didn't enter the AI space for efficiency alone. Instead, he sought to solve the "great sadness" of the profession: the inability to be everywhere at once for thirty unique learners. By developing custom feedback bots that mirror his instructional voice, Scott scaled his presence, resulting in a career-high pass rate on the AP exam.