New Survey: When Choosing a School for Their Children
Personalizing learning is AI's biggest benefit, according to 42% of parents; double the share who cite preparing students for future careers. While parents generally support AI in education, they are most persuaded by its potential to help meet students' individual learning needs. Asked which argument…
While parents generally support AI in education, they are most persuaded by its potential to help meet students' individual learning needs. "What's interesting to me is that parents are bringing that lens to how they think about the decisions that happen inside the school.
Parents' support for AI is accompanied by clear concerns about how it should be used. "They're looking for thoughtful approaches that use technology to support learning while preserving the critical thinking, creativity, and relationships that remain essential to a quality education."
What Happened
The survey also found that parents are approaching the new school year with a mix of emotions. Results were weighted to reflect the national population of parents by key demographic characteristics, including age and gender.
Personalizing learning is AI's biggest benefit, according to 42% of parents; double the share who cite preparing students for future careers.
Asked which argument in favor of AI they find most compelling, the largest share of parents (42%) selected AI's ability to personalize learning to each student's needs and pace, more than double the share.
Smaller shares pointed to AI's ability to provide instant feedback and tutoring support (12%), make learning more engaging (7%), or give teachers more time for individualized attention (6%).
Key Details
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Nearly half (48%) say their biggest concern is that AI could make students too dependent on technology.
Others cite concerns about cheating (16%) and weakened critical thinking skills (12%).
Nearly nine in ten parents (88%) say they are at least somewhat excited about back-to-school season, while 67% also report feeling at least somewhat stressed.
Why It Matters
This report is based on a survey of 2,053 U.S.
The margin of error is ±2.2 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.
What Reports Say
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