The President’s Executive Order: “Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth”

Review the key points from President Trump’s executive order, “Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth.”

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On April 23, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order, “Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth.”

The order begins by acknowledging the significant impact of AI. It states that AI is “rapidly transforming the modern world, driving innovation across industries, enhancing productivity, and reshaping the way we live and work.”

It goes on: “To ensure the United States remains a global leader in this technological revolution, we must provide our Nation’s youth with opportunities to cultivate the skills and understanding necessary to use and create the next generation of AI technology. By fostering AI competency, we will equip our students with the foundational knowledge and skills necessary to adapt to and thrive in an increasingly digital society.”

Other text in this opening section emphasizes specific goals, such as demystifying AI, sparking curiosity and creativity, and preparing students to become active and responsible participants in the workforce.

In the Policy section of the order, it states that the goal of expanded AI education is to “develop an AI-ready workforce and the next generation of American AI innovators.”

The broad scope of this initiative includes the education of K–12 students, teachers, and current members of the workforce. It suggests that the integration of AI into classroom instruction is to be carried out as stand-alone courses and also integrated into other subject-matter content. This indicates that the initiative is not just for computer science teachers—it’s also for all K–12 teachers, even those teaching students as young as kindergarten.

The order goes on to outline key action items to be completed in the first 12 months.

For Immediate Action

  • An Artificial Intelligence Education Task Force will be established. This will be chaired by the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and include other national department secretaries, including the Secretary of Education. The task force will be responsible for implementing U.S. AI policy and coordinating federal AI education efforts.

Within 90 Days

  • The Task Force will identify existing federal AI resources that are available, and the Secretary of Education will identify and implement ways to use existing research programs to meet the goals of the executive order.
  • The Secretary of Education will issue guidance regarding funding sources. This funding is to be used to improve education outcomes using AI, “including but not limited to AI-based high-quality instructional resources; high-impact tutoring; and college and career pathway exploration, advising, and navigation.”
  • The Task Force will plan a Presidential Artificial Intelligence Challenge, a national competition to showcase student and educator achievements in AI.

Within 120 Days

  • The Task Force will work on firming up funding and delivery mechanisms. This will include prioritizing educational grants and developing public-private partnerships.
  • The Secretary of Education will take steps to prioritize the use of AI in discretionary grant programs for teacher training. Areas of targeted training include:
    • Reduce time-intensive administrative tasks.
    • Improve teacher training and evaluation.
    • Provide professional development in foundational computer science and AI, so educators can both teach computer science classes and integrate AI into other relevant courses.
  • The Director of the National Science Foundation shall take steps to prioritize research on the use of AI in education and create training opportunities for teachers, so they can integrate AI-based tools and modalities into their classrooms.
  • The Secretary of Agriculture will prioritize research, extension, and education opportunities, including student-facing entities like 4-H.
  • The Secretary of Labor will:
    • Seek to increase participation in AI-related apprenticeships.
    • Establish AI skills training and work-based learning as a grant priority.
    • Help facilitate high-quality AI skills education coursework and certifications across the country.
    • Support, with the Secretary of Education, the creation of high school AI courses and certification programs.

Within 12 Months

  • The first Presidential AI Challenge must take place. The order states, “The Challenge shall feature multiple age categories, distinct geographic regions for competition, and a variety of topical themes of competition to reflect the breadth of AI applications, encouraging interdisciplinary exploration.”

This summary is not intended to be a fully detailed breakdown of all parts of the executive order; rather, it is an overview of the key points and action items. Please read the executive order in full for complete details.

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