Two Springdale students set to represent Arkansas at national artificial intelligence summit this summer

Two high school students from the Springdale School District, Danielle Robertson and Ramey Jones, are selected to represent Arkansas at the School Superintendents Association 2026 Leadership and Innovation Fellowship.
The event will be held on July 17-19 in Massachusetts and includes participation in the America’s Youth AI Festival, where students will discuss the role of artificial intelligence in education.
The students will attend sessions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and other Boston area venues.
As “student senators,” they will convene at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute in a U.S. Senate chamber replica to draft a K-12 National AI Policy.
The policy will be shared with over 10,000 school leaders in the School Superintendents Association membership.
The project is fully funded, and the students’ participation reflects their active role in shaping the future of educational technology.
The summit is a collaboration between the School Superintendents Association and the nonprofit Day of AI, which focuses on helping students navigate AI’s impact on education.
Research shows significant improvements in understanding AI through the Day of AI curriculum, with 97.6% of participants gaining a better understanding of how AI operates.

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