{"id":180374,"date":"2026-01-21T14:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T19:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/21\/ohio-dept-of-education-unveils-model-ai-policy-for-k-12\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T15:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T20:05:09","slug":"ohio-dept-of-education-unveils-model-ai-policy-for-k-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/21\/ohio-dept-of-education-unveils-model-ai-policy-for-k-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio Dept. of Education Unveils Model AI Policy for K-12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.govtech.com\/education\/k-12\/ohio-dept-of-education-unveils-model-ai-policy-for-k-12\">Ohio Dept. of Education Unveils Model AI Policy for K-12<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.govtech.com\/education\/k-12\/ohio-dept-of-education-unveils-model-ai-policy-for-k-12\">https:\/\/www.govtech.com\/education\/k-12\/ohio-dept-of-education-unveils-model-ai-policy-for-k-12<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-01-21 14:52:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.govtech.com\">www.govtech.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>AI Policy Guidance<\/strong>: The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce has created a model policy to help schools manage AI technology, emphasizing ethical use and the importance of keeping AI as a supportive tool rather than a replacement for students&#8217; effort or educators&#8217; role.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Educational Requirements<\/strong>: A two-year state budget mandates that school districts and charter schools must adopt a formal AI policy by July 1, 2026. The state\u2019s model policy can be used directly or adapted to fit local needs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ethical and Safe Use<\/strong>: The guidance emphasizes responsible AI use, prohibiting its use for bullying, harassment, or non-consensual intimate imagery. It also highlights the importance of maintaining academic integrity and data privacy laws.<\/li>\n<li><strong>AI Literacy and Curriculum<\/strong>: The policy encourages districts to develop AI literacy among students and educators by integrating relevant AI topics into curriculum and professional learning. It suggests forming an AI workgroup to include various stakeholders.<\/li>\n<li><strong>State Initiatives and Comparisons<\/strong>: Ohio&#8217;s efforts build on previous initiatives like the AI Toolkit from InnovateOhio and the AI Education Project. The state is actively highlighted in national discussions about AI in education.<\/li>\n<li><strong>State and Regional Stand on Computer Science Education<\/strong>: There is considerable support for enhancing computer science and AI education, demonstrated by Ohio&#8217;s plans for a graduation requirement for computer science courses starting for students entering ninth grade by July 1, 2029.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Need for Improvement<\/strong>: Currently, only 61 percent of Ohio high schools offer foundational computer science courses, which lags behind neighboring states. Efforts are being made to raise this, including an upcoming event to discuss AI graduation requirement legislation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ohio Dept. of Education Unveils Model AI Policy for K-12 https:\/\/www.govtech.com\/education\/k-12\/ohio-dept-of-education-unveils-model-ai-policy-for-k-12 Publish Date: 2026-01-21 14:52:00&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":180375,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/erepublic.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/54ee29d\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/840x408+0+19\/resize\/1440x700!\/quality\/90\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ferepublic-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2F47%2F06%2F0d6baa4e48a1b813be6eedd92ee3%2Fstraub-ai-regulation-shutterstock.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-180374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180374"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180374"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180374\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":180376,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180374\/revisions\/180376"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/180375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=180374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}