II. The Task Force and Its Work

NEA President Becky Pringle appointed members of the Task Force on Artificial Intelligence in Education in fall 2023. The Task Force convened for online meetings between November 2023 and April 2024 and met in person on March 1, 2024, in Chicago. The Task Force also held two virtual subgroup meetings—one focused on AI uses in education and professional support for educators and one focused on ethics, equity, bias, and intellectual property.

In addition to these meetings, Task Force members held a series of member engagements to inform their work. At the NEA Leadership Summit, held March 1–3, 2024, in Chicago, Task Force members facilitated three sessions and staffed a member engagement table. Task Force members led one session at the NEA Higher Education Conference, held March 14–16, 2024, in Atlanta, and two sessions at the NEA ESP Conference, held March 23–24, 2024, in Las Vegas. To gather the perspectives of Aspiring Educators, Task Force leaders met with the Aspiring Educators Advisory Committee on April 22, 2024.

The Task Force also met with experts, reviewed research and other resources, and analyzed existing NEA policy, including the Policy Statement on Digital Learning. As a result of its work, the Task Force recommends a new Policy Statement addressing the use of artificial intelligence in education. The proposed Policy Statement outlines guiding principles for the conditions under which it is appropriate to use artificial intelligence in educational contexts. It also outlines specific strategies and activities the NEA will undertake to facilitate the implementation of artificial intelligence in education in accordance with these principles.