According to a May 27, 2026 survey release by Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation, teachers in higher-needs schools were less likely than those in wealthier schools to have received guidelines regarding artificial intelligence (AI). In addition, over 60% of teachers said they received no guidance on how to apply artificial intelligence to parts of their jobs, such as for analyzing patterns in student learning, tutoring or one-on-one instruction. Similarly, nearly 60% said they lacked any guidance on how to use AI to grade or provide student feedback, or supplement instruction and just under 50% reported receiving no guidance on how to use AI to create assignments and other class materials, or how to modify materials to meet students’ needs.
In fact, much AI guidance that teachers do receive is informal, with 82% reporting that they received no formal guidance on how to apply AI tools to their work across multiple types of work tasks, and over a third saying they receive no guidance at all. This is despite 6 in 10 teachers saying they use AI tools for work. Also, of teachers who said they received some form of guidance, 46% said they received it informally for teaching preparation such as for planning lessons, followed by making assignments (45%) and assessments (43%).
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