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Virtually all faculty superintendents (97 p.c) say that faculties have an obligation to show college students the right way to use AI successfully and responsibly. Nonetheless, solely 37 p.c have a plan for incorporating AI instruction within the classroom, in keeping with the 2024 Voice of the Superintendent Survey launched by schooling firm EAB on the Faculty Superintendent Affiliation (AASA) Nationwide Convention on Schooling.
Eighty-four p.c say academics of their districts are involved about college students utilizing generative AI to cheat and take shortcuts.
“EAB’s report confirms that instructor shortages, behavioral disruptions, worsening scholar psychological well being, and different acquainted challenges are so pervasive that exploring how new applied sciences reminiscent of AI will help doesn’t even make the ‘to-do’ checklist,” stated EAB Senior Director of Ok-12 Analysis Ben Court docket.
Superintendents indicated that staffing points stay their most urgent drawback. Roughly half (52 p.c) say the variety of instructor vacancies has elevated over the previous 12 months, and two-thirds (66 p.c) say the variety of vacancies for noninstructional workers has elevated.
An increase in work absences amongst academics additional compounds the staffing scarcity. Almost half (48 p.c) of districts report a rise in missed workdays amongst tutorial workers over the previous yr, whereas 55 p.c of districts report a rise in missed workdays amongst noninstructional workers.
The survey additionally confirmed there was little reduction from rising charges of disruptive conduct and scholar absenteeism that soared throughout the pandemic. Sixty-four p.c cite no enchancment whereas 42 p.c say charges of absenteeism have elevated over the previous yr. Equally, 76 p.c of superintendents report no enchancment in disruptive behaviors whereas 57 p.c say disruptive incidents have elevated.
“EAB continues to work with district leaders to share information and greatest practices on the right way to overcome these perennial issues to allow them to deal with instructing college students the talents they should succeed,” Court docket continued.
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