About
AI Use Policy
AI tools help our small team review submissions from across the country. Here is how we use them, and where we draw the line.
How we use AI
- To check submitted stories for grammar, clarity, style, and missing information.
- To flag possible privacy problems, such as a student's full name, and claims that need a source.
- To help draft explainers and guides from public, official sources, which we cite and link.
- To suggest headlines, summaries, and newsletter blurbs.
What AI does not do
- AI does not decide what we publish. A human editor approves every story.
- We do not publish AI-generated quotes or attribute statements to real people that they did not make.
- We do not use AI-generated images to depict real people, schools, or events.
Labels
Stories drafted with significant AI assistance carry the label "AI-assisted, editor reviewed" and a note explaining how the story was made. Those stories are published under a staff byline, such as Education Press Staff, and list their sources.
Your submissions
When you submit a story, it may be processed by AI tools as part of our review. We do not sell your submissions or use them to train public AI models.
Questions? Contact us.