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AI in Schools

Compare official AI policies for students, families and schools.

Reviewed file · October 6, 2026 Sources & Notes

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State law, district approval and teacher permission can set separate limits on classroom AI. Family choices and human-review requirements also vary.

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Place & authorityWhat it saysWho / what it coversStatus & timingDetails
Chicago Public SchoolsChicago Board of EducationStudent Acceptable Use

Students must use CPS-approved AI tools. The adopted acceptable-use policy also assigns responsibility for AI literacy and communicating the policy to families.

The policy covers students using CPS computer resources or its network, including personal devices connected to either. It also covers district curriculum and school leaders’ responsibilities.

District policyAdopted October 23, 2025Read record: Student Acceptable Use, Chicago Public Schools →
IllinoisIllinois General AssemblyStatewide school AI guidance duty

Illinois requires the State Board of Education to develop statewide school AI guidance, including privacy, risk, accessibility, and student literacy. The duty falls on the state agency.

The record covers the State Board of Education and State Superintendent. It concerns guidance for elementary and secondary districts and educators. This record does not establish a mandate for local AI adoption.

Enacted lawThe law took effect January 1, 2026. The guidance deadline is July 1, 2026.Read record: Statewide school AI guidance duty, Illinois →

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Chicago Public Schools: Student Acceptable Use

Sources establish adoption. They do not identify a separate exact effective date. The policy’s general consent rules for communication do not establish a universal parent-consent requirement for AI.

  1. Student Acceptable Use | Chicago Public Schools: https://www.cps.edu/sites/cps-policy-rules/policies/600/604/604-2 · V. Student Use — Artificial Intelligence. Checked October 6, 2026
Illinois: Statewide school AI guidance duty

The statute requires agency guidance, not AI use by every student or district. The statutory deadline alone does not establish whether the agency published the guidance on time.

  1. Illinois General Assembly - 105 ILCS 5/ School Code.: https://ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1005&ActName=School+Code.&ChapAct=105+ILCS+5%2F&Chapter=&ChapterID=17&MajorTopic=&SeqEnd=40299218&SeqStart=14200000 · 105 ILCS 5/2-3.118a(a). Checked October 6, 2026

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How to read this file

Each row describes one official law, policy, model or guidance document. Related provisions appear together. State models and guidance can require local adoption. Proposals do not establish enacted requirements. Each record includes status, dates, scope and exceptions.

The default view shows adopted policies, current published documents and guidance. Future enacted changes, proposals, and historical bills have separate views.

Source numbers link to the official publication and the relevant section. Each source includes an excerpt, a text fingerprint and a review date.

What this file covers

This release contains 24 reviewed instruments: 3 federal instruments, documents from 15 state jurisdictions, and policies or guidance from 3 district governance units. Counts show records in this file. They do not measure national adoption.

Research coverage is partial. We did not search every state or district. A missing record does not show whether AI use is allowed or prohibited. We give an exact start date only when a source establishes it.

New York City covers several local education agencies (LEAs). It has no single NCES district ID in this file. Other pilot districts use the 2025–2026 directory from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

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