Indiana's AI-Powered Platform Pilot — 2,500 Teachers Trial State-Approved AI Tools (USA)

In the 2023–24 school year the Indiana Department of Education ran an AI-Powered Platform Pilot Grant, funded from federal pandemic-relief money (reported as roughly $1.8–2 million, up to about $50,000 per district). Public reporting describes about 2,500 teachers in roughly 36–40 districts and charter schools, with more than 100 schools, using state-approved platforms including Khanmigo (the most widely chosen), Amira Learning, Edia, SchoolJoy, diffit.me and Chat for Schools.
Teachers mainly used the tools to save time on lesson planning, to differentiate content, and for tutoring and feedback, including support for English-language learners. A state survey drew 625 teacher responses; about 53% rated the overall impact on student learning and teaching practice as positive or very positive.
Reported problems were platform usability bugs, speech-recognition and microphone issues, uneven subject coverage and limited training support. The evidence is self-reported satisfaction, not measured learning outcomes, and reports differ slightly on counts and funding. No ongoing pilot funding was available afterwards; districts could apply for Digital Learning Grants instead. The state's stated principle was to keep teachers as the decision-makers, with humans in the loop.

Read the full analysis: https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/classroom-artificial-intelligence-ai-chat-gpt-indiana-digital-grants