Two Nonprofits Team Up to Create AI Playbooks for Schools
Digital Promise and TNTP announced a three-year partnership to develop district-level strategies for AI implementation in K-12 schools. Funded by Salesforce, the collaboration aims to reach up to 15 million students by 2028 and provide research-backed guidance that districts can actually use.
Four years into the generative AI era, many school districts still lack clear direction on how to integrate the technology. Without consistent policy guidance from federal or state policymakers, districts have adopted wildly different approaches-resulting in uneven outcomes for students and teachers, and little clarity on how to scale AI effectively.
The partnership will test different AI implementation models in real classrooms, then synthesize findings into practical tools and recommendations. Digital Promise brings expertise in learning sciences and educator co-design. TNTP contributes knowledge of instructional coherence and systems implementation.
Five Core Principles Guide the Work
- AI should support teachers and students, not replace human judgment or creativity
- Adoption decisions must rest on evidence, not assumptions
- AI tools must align with existing curriculum and teaching methods
- Implementation should advance college and workforce readiness
- Schools need practical tools and advice grounded in human-led teaching
"AI should earn its place in schools by enhancing educators' capacity to teach and learners' ability to engage deeply, not by replacing human judgment or creativity," Digital Promise CEO Jean-Claude Brizard said in a statement.
The initiative represents Digital Promise's latest effort to help districts navigate AI. The organization launched an AI product certification program in 2025 and released Yourway, an AI-powered personalized lesson-building tool, in 2024.
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