This week, Mike Petrilli returns for a solo episode to dig into artificial intelligence—not classroom tools or teaching tips, but the big-picture implications of AI for what students need to learn as work, citizenship, and even human flourishing rapidly evolve.Then, on the Research Minute, David Griffith highlights a study linking the recent rise in child labor violations to declining school attendance—especially among Black youth and students living on farms.Recommended content: <ul><li><a href='https://crpe.org/a-zero-based-budgeting-approach-for-high-school-course-requirements-in-the-age-of-ai/'>A “Zero-Based Budgeting” Approach for High School Course Requirements in the Age of AI</a> — Michael J. Petrilli for The Center on Reinventing Public Education</li><li><a href='https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/illusion-learning-danger-artificial-intelligence-education'>The illusion of learning: The danger of artificial intelligence for education</a> — Robert Pondiscio, Thomas B. Fordham Institute</li><li><a href='https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattgandal/2025/10/20/ai-will-transform-the-workplace-will-education-keep-up/'>AI Will Transform The Workplace. Will Education Keep Up?</a> — Matt Gandal, Forbes</li><li><a href='https://edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1302'>Contemporary Child Labor and Declining School Attendance in the U.S</a> —Lucy C. Sorensen, Melissa Arnold Lyon, Ji Hyun Byeon, and Stephen B. Holt, EdWorkingPapers (2025)</li></ul>--Feedback Welcome: Have ideas for improving our show? Send them to thegadfly@fordhaminstitute.org

<description>&lt;p&gt;This week, Mike Petrilli returns for a solo episode to dig into artificial intelligence—not classroom tools or teaching tips, but the big-picture implications of AI for what students need to learn as work, citizenship, and even human flourishing rapidly evolve.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Then, on the Research Minute, David Griffith highlights a study linking the recent rise in child labor violations to declining school attendance—especially among Black youth and students living on farms.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Recommended content:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://crpe.org/a-zero-based-budgeting-approach-for-high-school-course-requirements-in-the-age-of-ai/'&gt;A “Zero-Based Budgeting” Approach for High School Course Requirements in the Age of AI&lt;/a&gt; — Michael J. Petrilli for The Center on Reinventing Public Education&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/illusion-learning-danger-artificial-intelligence-education'&gt;The illusion of learning: The danger of artificial intelligence for education&lt;/a&gt; — Robert Pondiscio, Thomas B. Fordham Institute&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattgandal/2025/10/20/ai-will-transform-the-workplace-will-education-keep-up/'&gt;AI Will Transform The Workplace. Will Education Keep Up?&lt;/a&gt; — Matt Gandal, Forbes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1302'&gt;Contemporary Child Labor and Declining School Attendance in the U.S&lt;/a&gt; —Lucy C. Sorensen, Melissa Arnold Lyon, Ji Hyun Byeon, and Stephen B. Holt, EdWorkingPapers (2025)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;--&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Feedback Welcome:&lt;/b&gt; Have ideas for improving our show? Send them to thegadfly@fordhaminstitute.org&lt;/p&gt;</description>

This week, Mike Petrilli returns for a solo episode to dig into artificial intelligence—not classroom tools or teaching tips, but the big-picture implications of AI for what students need to learn as work, citizenship, and even human flourishing rapidly evolve. Then, on the Research Minute, David Griffith highlights a study linking the recent rise in child labor violations to declining school attendance—especially among Black youth and students living on farms. Recommended content:  A “Z...

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How AI is reshaping what kids need to learn | Episode 995 of The Education Gadfly Show

How AI is reshaping what kids need to learn | Episode 995 of The Education Gadfly Show

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