Last day to provide feedback on the proposed AI guidance

May 8, 2026

1. A reminder that TODAY Friday May 8 is the LAST day to provide your feedback on the DOE survey on their proposed AI guidance, which contains no measures to strengthen the privacy and security of the personal student data that AI companies collect and often use for product improvement, which is illegal under state law. Moreover, the data they collect and process is often very detailed and can be easily used to identify specific students if breached, misused or purposely redisclosed.

As the state comptroller’s audit released on Monday showed, DOE’s current privacy policies and processes are irresponsible, do not comply with state law, and have contributed to more than 100 student data breaches in recent years. Families have been notified months and sometimes years past the legally required deadline, and often too late to prevent identity theft and worse.

This morning on Twitter, the chancellor announced two more breaches of student data had likely occurred; while refusing to say which schools, products or data were involved.

Moreover, the proposed AI guidance offers no suggestions on how the documented harms to student learning, their cognitive development, basic skills, creativity, critical thinking, mental health, or the environment will be minimized or prevented. More about this in our one page critique and the more detailed critique here.

The survey only offers respondents the choice to identify your top three concerns about AI, but in the final question there is a box where you can go into whatever depth you prefer. Just compose your comments first in an email or doc and then copy and paste them into the box. If you believe there should be a two-year moratorium so that rigorous guardrails can be developed with real public and expert input before these products are used, feel free to include that in your comments.

2. This morning, I was on a panel discussing AI with other advocates, parents and teachers, as well as Tara Carrozza, who is leading the expansion of AI for DOE.

I pointed out that DOE seems intent on expanding the use of AI even before the guidance has been finalized and in recent weeks has placed dozens of new AI products, including Google Gemini, on the TeachHub site and installed them on student Chromebooks, without parent knowledge or consent, and without any apparent regard to the serious risks they represent to student safety and learning.

If you know of specific AI programs you are concerned about being forced on your child, feel free to mention that in your feedback, and also let me know by responding to this message. I have only a very partial list in the Appendix of my longer AI critique.

Have a good weekend, Leonie