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AI4MiddleSchools — Carnegie Mellon's Nine-Week AI Literacy Curriculum Expands to Seven US States

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CMU's AI4MiddleSchools nine-week AI elective, piloted in Georgia in 2021, expanded in September 2026 from three to seven US states, projecting about 15,000 students and 1,700 teachers trained by 2029.

~1.5 USD million
NSF ITEST funding (original pilot)
120
Teachers trained (3 original states)
>1,700
Students reached (3 original states)
~15,000
Projected students reached (7 states, 3-year target)
AI4MiddleSchools — Carnegie Mellon's Nine-Week AI Literacy Curriculum Expands to Seven US States

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Maturity
Scaling
Promoter
Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science (AI4K12.org)
Period
2021–2026 (expanded to 7 states September 2026)
Keywords
K-12 education, AI literacy, STEM outreach, teacher professional development

Context

AI4MiddleSchools is a nine-week, project-based AI elective run by CMU's School of Computer Science with AI4K12.org, begun as AI4GA in Georgia in 2021 with ~$1.5M in NSF ITEST funding.

Activities

Across Georgia, Texas and Florida the programme trained 120 teachers and reached over 1,700 students; on 10 September 2026 CMU announced expansion to Connecticut, Mississippi, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, bringing the total to seven states.

Results

Over the next three years the programme projects reaching approximately 15,000 students and 1,700 educators, plus 100-150 school administrators and 100-145 teacher leaders.

Implementation
Indicative cost
High (€500k–€5M)
Time to results
Long (> 3 years)
Staffing & skills
Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science, AI4K12.org curriculum partners, trained teacher leaders

Conditions for success

  • developing 100-150 school administrators and 100-145 teacher leaders to sustain AI teaching locally
  • securing continuation funding for newly added states

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