"In April 2025, President Trump signed an executive order, Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth. The initiative is designed to promote AI literacy and proficiency among K-12 students and teachers, ensuring that America's youth gain early exposure to AI and positioning the nation to remain a global leader in this transformative technology. In other words, AI literacy has suddenly become a national education priority, and schools are scrambling to determine how to implement it."
"But here's the irony: We've never had an executive order for digital literacy (the safe and responsible use of technology) or media literacy (the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, create, and act using all forms of communication), even though AI literacy is essentially an extension of these literacies. In fact, you really can't teach AI literacy without digital and media literacy as its foundation. The core competencies they develop-critical thinking, ethical awareness, and responsible participation-are essential to understanding AI and using it wisely."
An executive order titled Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth was signed in April 2025 to promote AI literacy and proficiency among K-12 students and teachers. The initiative aims to give America's youth early exposure to AI and help the nation maintain global leadership in AI. AI literacy depends on foundational digital and media literacy skills that develop critical thinking, ethical awareness, and responsible participation. Schools face urgency to implement AI literacy, and policymaker attention resulted from AI's massive investments, potential, and risks. AI literacy amplifies existing digital and media education priorities such as screen time, well-being, and media analysis.
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