Overview

• Use of ChatGPT for homework among U.S. teens doubled from 13% in 2023 to 26% in 2024, with higher uptake among older students, according to Pew Research Center.
• Many districts have yet to define what counts as acceptable assistance versus cheating, prompting updates to integrity codes and early AI literacy efforts as the new school year begins.
• Teachers increasingly rely on AI for lesson planning and administrative tasks with reported time savings of up to six hours per week, yet nearly six in ten say they have received no formal training.
• Schools are moving assessments toward proctored and in‑class writing and more practical projects, while Turnitin reports about one in ten papers contain at least 20% AI‑generated text, a level that does not automatically indicate misconduct.
• UNESCO urges human‑centered frameworks with transparency, data safeguards and teacher training before scaling, and uneven access to tools and preparation threatens to widen existing equity gaps.