{"id":201703,"date":"2026-04-02T17:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T21:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/02\/elementary-school-students-create-award-winning-mascot-with-artificial-intelligence-schools\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T17:50:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T21:50:15","slug":"elementary-school-students-create-award-winning-mascot-with-artificial-intelligence-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/02\/elementary-school-students-create-award-winning-mascot-with-artificial-intelligence-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Elementary school students create award-winning mascot with artificial intelligence | Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.journalgazette.net\/local\/schools\/elementary-school-students-create-award-winning-mascot-with-artificial-intelligence\/article_12be405f-2c11-4af2-84de-ef8041b43f33.html\">Elementary school students create award-winning mascot with artificial intelligence | Schools<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.journalgazette.net\/local\/schools\/elementary-school-students-create-award-winning-mascot-with-artificial-intelligence\/article_12be405f-2c11-4af2-84de-ef8041b43f33.html\">https:\/\/www.journalgazette.net\/local\/schools\/elementary-school-students-create-award-winning-mascot-with-artificial-intelligence\/article_12be405f-2c11-4af2-84de-ef8041b43f33.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-04-02 17:45:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.journalgazette.net\">www.journalgazette.net<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Elementary school students from East Allen County Schools are learning advanced concepts in AI through a special educational program called the March Madness Syllabus Challenge.<\/li>\n<li>The program is designed to be standards-aligned and is funded by the NCAA and operated by Praxis AI.<\/li>\n<li>The program has four tracks: one focusing on math related to 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