Lessons That Are Shaping Our 2026 Learning Agenda

Artificial Intelligence: To what degree can AI cost-effectively advance student or teacher outcomes?

One area with strong emerging evidence is AI-enabled instructional coaching. Emerging research, supported by Overdeck Family Foundation, on coaching tools like M-Powering Teachers suggests that AI-enabled coaching can improve teacher quality while reducing overall coaching time, with preliminary insights suggesting increased student engagement, deeper mathematical thinking, and positive experiences with personalized, practice-embedded feedback for participating students. While much of this research is just beginning, these initial descriptive data points offer an example of how an AI-powered intervention can measurably benefit educators and students.