2025

AIinEducation

AMicrosoftSpecialReport

Introduction

AIistransformingnearlyeveryaspectofoursociety,

fromhowworkgetsdonetohowcompaniesoperate.It’schanginghowwetalkwithourdoctors,ouremployees,andourcustomers,bridginglanguagegapsandhelpinguscommunicatemoreclearlyandeffectively.Andit’s

transformingeducationtoo.

Acrosstheglobe,educatorsareusingAItoincrease

studentagency,givingthemagreatersenseofownershipoverhowtheylearn.EducationleadersandinstitutionsareleveragingAItoenhanceoperationalandadministrative

processesandaretappingintoreal-timedatatoimprovestudentsuccess.Andanexcitingshiftisstartingwhenit

comestothebenefitsofusingAI—nolongerjustatime

saver,itcanempowereveryonetoreimagineopportunitiesforthefutureofeducationtogether.

TobetterunderstandthestateofAIineducation,

MicrosoftEducationhasconductednumerousstudiesandsurveysandcollaboratedwithacademicinstitutionsandorganizations.We’vealsosurveyedacademicandIT

leaders,educators,andstudentsfromaroundtheworld;exploretheextendedsurveydata

formoreinsights

.

Afollow-uptoour

AIinEducationReportin2024

,this

year’seditionrevealsmuchabouttheongoingevolutionofAIineducation,fromhowaudiencesfeelaboutittohow

it’sbeingusedineducationtoday—andhowitmightbeusedinthefuture.

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TheAgeofCreation

andConversation

Overthepastyear,AIhasemergedasacreativethoughtpartnerintheclassroom.Leadersat

FultonCountySchools

inGeorgia

wantedtocreatemorepersonalizedlearning

experiencesfortheir87,000studentsacross104schools.

Aftertrainingeducatorsandstudentsonhowtousethe

toolandcreateastructuredandprotectiveenvironment,thedistrictwoveCopilotChatintothecurriculum.Theyquicklysawanincreaseinstudentconfidenceandcuriosity.“WeuseCopilotChatasabrainstormingpartnertoideate,butnottoactuallydoourworkforus,”saidPragyaModgil,ajuniorinthedistrict.“Ithelpsuscollaborateandexpandourcreativitytothinkofmoreambitiousideas.”

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“IseegreatexampleswhereAI

isused,notjustinaone-to-onesituation—onekidinfrontof

acomputer—butagroupora

wholeclassusingitasacatalystforconversation.Thisistheageofconversation.It’sfueledby

AI,butit’saboutthepowerof

conversationanddialoguing,andthat’saveryhumanexperience.”

MarkSparvell,

Director,MarketingEducation,Microsoft

2025

AIin

Education

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Who’sUsingWhat,Where

Fromboostinginclusiontocomplementingtraditional

learningmethods,here’showeducationleaders,teachers,andstudentsareusingAItoday.

GettingontheSamePageAboutAIUsage

EducationalinstitutionsaroundtheworldareworkingtoaddressconcernsaboutwhenandhowtouseAIandcloseAIliteracygaps.

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EssentialSkillsfortheAIEra

AIfluencyisnowoneofthejobmarket’smostin-demand

skills:studentsneedthetoolsandguidancetodeveloprelevantcapabilitiesandthriveintheirfutures.

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ReimaginingtheFutureofEducation

AIisenablingleaderstotransformtheeducationexperiencebyhelpingthemidentify—andaddress—long-standingchallenges.Itcanalsosparkcreativity,experimentation,andcollaborationbetweeneducatorsandstudents.

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Who’sUsing

What,Where

Who’sUsing

What,Where

ThereisnoquestionthatAIadoptionin

educationiswidespread:86%ofeducation

organizationsinanIDCstudynowreportthattheyusegenerativeAI,thehighestratefor

anyindustry.1ThelatestsurveyfromMicrosoftEducationreflectssimilarresults.

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1

IDC’s2024AIopportunitystudy:Education

ASteep

AdoptionCurve

?Thepercentageofstudentsandeducatorsinthe

US1whosaytheyuseAI“often”forschool-relatedpurposesjumpedfromlastyearby26pointsand21points,respectively.

?TheportionofUSstudentswhosaytheyhaveneverusedAIdroppedby20pointsfromlastyear.

?Notably,whilemostrespondentsinallgroupshave

usedAIatleastonce(withmanywhouseitdailyor

weekly),lessthanhalfofeducatorsandstudentssaidtheyknewalotaboutit,adisconnectthatpointsto

theimportanceofAIdiscussions,training,andliteracy.

?Discovermoreinsightsinthe

extendedsurveydata

.

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1Globalyear-over-yearfiguresarenotavailable

AIforStudents

Students’familiarity,use,andcomfortwithAIhasincreaseddramatically;theyoftenuseittosavetime,improvework,andassistwithlearning.

Ina

recentstudyfromAustralia

,university

studentswhousedanAI-poweredchatbot

sawanearly10%improvementontheirexamgradesoverpeerswhoweren’tusingthetech.Predictably,AIusepeakedduringtheweekendbeforethefinalexam;afterthetest,72%of

usersstatedtheywouldbeverydisappointediftheycouldn’tuseitagain.

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AIforEducators

Creatingmaterialsforclassandansweringcommon

questionsfromstudentsaretime-consumingjobsfor

educators,whoincreasinglyleverageAItosupportthese

coretasks.ManyhavealsoexpandedtheiruseofAItohelpstudentslearninsideandoutsideoftheclassroom.

The

EducationAuthorityofNorthernIreland

,whichencompasses

21,000educatorsand380,000students,integratedMicrosoft365

Copilottoreduceteacherworkload,enablingthemtomorequicklypreparelessonmaterialslikePowerPointpresentationsanddevelopresourcematerialsthatcanaddressdiverselearningstyles.

Facultyatthe

UniversityofManchester

areusingMicrosoft365Copilottosupportcurriculumdevelopmentanddesign,expediteresearchprocesses,tailorlearningmaterials,andsavetime.

They’realsofocusingonsharingknowledge,buildingAIskills,andexploringthepotentialofagents.

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AIforEducation

Leaders

AIcanhelpITandacademicleaderswith

administrativetasksandoperationalefficiencies.It

canalsohelptoimprovecommunicationsandenablemorestudentstofullyparticipate.

Answeringquestionstakestimeandpatience.At

BrevardPublic

SchoolsinFlorida

,theITteamcreatedanAI-poweredchatbottostafftheirhelpdesk,answeringqueriesfromstudentsandparentsthroughoutthedistrict.

Year-over-yearchangesinpreferredusecasesvaryconsiderablybetweenUSK-12ITleaders,highereducationITleaders,and

academicleaders.Reviewthe

surveydatadetails

.

AIcanhelpbridgelanguagebarriersinschoolswithdiverse

populations.Ata

primaryschoolinCzechia

,administrativestaffuseAI-poweredtranslationtoolstocommunicatebetterwith

studentsandparents,15%ofwhomcomefromabroad,includingAfghanistan,Ukraine,andMongolia.

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FromaBoostinthe

ClassroomtoaBoostintheWorkplace

Accordingtooursurvey,33%ofleadersuseAItoprovideaccessibilitytoolsthathelpstudentsparticipatemorefully,abenefitthatisalso

borneoutinworkplacestudies:arecentstudyfrom

EYandMicrosoft

foundthatmorethanthree-quartersofself-reportedneurodivergentparticipantssaidthatCopilothelpedthemperformbetteratwork,

improvedthequalityoftheirwork,andboostedfeelingsofinclusion.

Ithelped80%ofthemwithwrittencommunication,while90%reportedthatitmadekeytasks,likeunderstandingmeetingcontributionsand

creatingfollow-upactions,moreaccessibleandefficient.

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AComplementto

TraditionalLearning

AIcanprovideopportunitiestodeepenlearningandmakeitmoreenjoyableforstudents.

Inastudy

conductedby

MicrosoftResearchandCambridgeUniversityPress&

Assessment,studentspreferredanAIreadingassistantovertraditionalnote-taking,citingitsabilitytoanswerquestions,simplifycomplexmaterial,andprovideimmediatefeedback.MoststudentsaskedsophisticatedquestionsoftheirAI

chatbotstogainadeeperunderstandingofthematerial.

However,usingAIaloneproducedworseresultsthanusingitintandemwithtraditionalmethods.

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AVariedImpact

NotallstudentsequallybenefitfromAI.Studentsinhigher-rankinguniversitieswhohavegreaterfamiliaritywithAIexperiencegreaterbenefits,accordingtotherecentstudyofuniversitystudentsfromdiversebackgroundsandusage

patterns.StudentsusingAIdidbetteronexamsbutnotablylesswellthan

theydidonassignments,suggestingthatthebenefitsofusingAItocompleteassignmentsdidn’ttransfertoautonomoustestsituations.Onepromisingfind:socioeconomicstatushadnosignificanteffectonoutcomes,suggestingthatAI-assistededucationdoesnotworsenexistingsocialinequalities.1

InNigeria,WorldBankconductedarandomizedcontrolledtrialusingMicrosoftCopilottoenhanceEnglishlanguagelearningforfirst-yearseniorsecondarystudents.Accordingtotheirpaper,“theinterventiondemonstratedasignificantimprovementof0.31standarddeviation

onanassessmentthatincludedEnglishtopicsalignedwiththe

Nigeriancurriculum,knowledgeofartificialintelligence,anddigitalskills.”Diveinto

thereport

toreviewtheirfullfindings.

1Preliminaryresearch.Forfurtherinformation/contactFangzhaoWu(fangzwu@)and

readthereportonceavailable

.

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Recommendations

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Engagewitheducatorsandstudentstofindoutwhat’sworkingwellandwherethereareadditionalopportunities.

Embraceexperimentationwithnewwaysof

enhancinglearningbyusingAItocomplement

traditionallearningmethods—nottoreplacethem.

InvitestudentstothetabletoprovideinputoninstitutionalAIplans.

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Gettingon

theSamePageAboutAIUsage

Gettingon

theSamePageAboutAIUsage

Whilefamiliarityandusagearehighacrossallgroups,

concernsstillremain,andbarrierslikeliteracygaps,

differingperceptionsabouthowandwhenAIshouldbeused,andlackoftraininghighlighttheneedforsupport.

Itwillbecriticalforleaders,educators,andstudentstoworktogethertobridgedivides,learnintandem,andadaptinrealtime.

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TheStateof

AIIntegration

LeadersandeducatorsdifferinhowtheyviewthecurrentstateofAIintegrationandliteracy,butstudents1areclearthatknowinghowto

useAIisessential.

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Concernsand

Considerations

Concernsoverplagiarismandcheatinghavedecreasedsincelastyear,but

theycontinuetobetopofmindfor

educators.Forstudents,itisthefear

ofbeingaccusedofplagiarismthat

worriesthem.Educationleadersare

concernedaboutprivacyandsecurity,misinformation,andlackofITresourcesorreadinesstoimplementAItools.

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Educator

andLeaderConcerns

Educatorsaresignificantlymoreconcerned

aboutplagiarismthananythingelse,with

additionalconcerns

regardingoverreliance,misinformation,

security,andinsufficienttraining.Forleaders,

ethicalconcerns,lackofresources,andensuringequitableaccessalso

risetothetop.

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Student

Concerns

Studentsareconcernedaboutbeingaccusedof

plagiarismandbecomingoverlydependenton

AI.Additionalconcerns

includelossofthemostmeaningfulandenjoyablepartsoflearning,

jobautomation,and

inappropriateusesofAI.

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IncreasedAILiteracy

andTrainingNeeds

StudentsandeducatorsarestillgainingtheAIknowledgeandskillstheyneedasnewstandardsarebeingdefined,suchasthe

A

I

Literacy

Framework

fromtheEuropeanCommission,OECD,andC.

GiventhespeedatwhichAIisimproving,thereisasubstantiallearningcurveand,inmanyschoolsanddistricts,anurgentneedtoincrease

trainingopportunities.

Internationally,76%ofacademicandITleaderssaythathalformoreofAIusersattheirinstitutionhadreceivedtraining,but45%ofeducatorsgloballyand52%ofstudentsintheUSsaidtheyhadnotreceivedanytraining.Thisgappointstobothaneedformoretrainingandaneedforleaderstofocusonthegapbetweenwhattheyfeeltheyhaveprovidedandwhateducatorsandstudentsfeeltheyhavereceived.(Explorethe

surveydata

details.)

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“Teachersaresaying,‘Ineedtraining,itneedstobehighquality,relevant,andjob-embedded.’Ihopethat

administratorswillnotsay‘noone’sallowedtouseAI’or‘AI’sthefuture,figureitout.’Inreality,peoplerequireguidance,andthatmeansteachers

andadministratorsgoingthroughprofessionaldevelopment.”

PatYongpradit,

ChiefAcademicOfficer,C/TeachAI

Working

TogethertoAddress

Challenges

Nowmorethanever,it’simportantforeducatorsandstudents

tocollaborateonchallenges.

Akeyconcernisprivacyandsecurity—andwithgoodreason:accordingto

arecentMicrosoftDigitalDefensereport,EducationandResearchwasthe

second-most-targetedsector(21%)bynation-statethreatactorsin2024.Somestudentshavejoinedthefight.At

universitiesacrossthecountry

,AIisbeing

usedtobattlecybercrime,andstudentsassisttheirschool’ssecurityoperationscenters(SOCs)anduseSecurityCopilot.It’sawin-win:universitiesgettheIT

resourcestheyneed,whilestudentsgeton-the-jobcybersecuritytraining.

Inthe

KentSchoolDistrictinWashingtonState

,teachersuseMinecraft

Educationtobridgethedigitaldivide,buildingskillslikeAIliteracyandcodingamongtheirdiversestudentbodybyharnessingthelureofthepopular

videogame.ForeducatorslackinginAIliteracythemselves,thedistrictoffersintensivecontent-basedtrainingtailoredtotheirspecificsubjects.

Anothercreativeapproachtotraining:Atthe

UniversityofSydney

,professorsbuildtheirowntrustedAI“agents”toactasvirtualTAs.Theprofessorsare

empoweredbybecominganactivepartoftheAIprocesswhilemodelingappropriateusagefortheirstudents.

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Recommendations

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Fosteropencommunication,developclear

guidelines,andsolicitfeedbackfromallaudiences.

Leanintoalways-ontrainingopportunities

andcollaborative,iterativeapproaches.

CreatespaceforyourcommunitytoopenlyshareanddiscussAIconcerns,andworktowardsolutionstogether.

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EssentialSkills

fortheAIEra

EssentialSkills

fortheAIEra

AIfluencyisthemostin-demandskillfornew

workersintheUS—alongsidemorehumanskillslikeconflictmitigationandadaptability.Thoseskills,workingintandem,aregoingtobevital

forstudentsenteringthenewworldofwork.Asarecent

AIandtheGlobalEconomy

reportfromLinkedInnoted:“PreparingtheworkforcewiththeskillsneededtothriveinanAIfutureisnotjustanopportunity—itisanimperative.”

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IncreasingAIProficiency

Microsoft’slatest

WorkTrendIndexAnnualReport

exploredhowAIistransformingtoday’sworkplaceandtheskillsneededtothriveintheseFrontierFirms,whereintelligenceisavailable“ontap.”Datafromthatresearchshowedthat71%ofeducationleaderssaytheirinstitutionisconsideringaddingAI-focusedroles,and75%areconfidentthey’lluseagentstoexpandworkforcecapacityinthenext12to18months.

Whenitcomestotheworkforceofthefuture,upwardsof47%ofleadersconsiderupskillingemployeesinAIasthetopworkforcestrategyforthenext12to18months,while78%areconsideringhiringforAI-specificrolestoprepareforthefuture.KeyAIskillsthattoday’sstudents(andthus,

tomorrow’sworkers)willneed,accordingtothereport:

?KnowinghowtouseAIasacolleagueandteammember,notasatool

?LearninghowandwhentodelegatetoAI,versushumanworkers

?Thinkinglikeamanager—sinceeveryonewillbemanagingAI

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“Mytheoryisthateducational

institutionsaregoingtostarttoneedtothinkabout,howdoweessentiallyproduceearly-in-careertalentthat

worksaswellasmid-careertalent

usedto?Inotherwords,duringtheireducation,howdotheylearnto

becomethebossofagents,suchthattheyareabletocommandateam,abletoproducethesametypeofworka

medium-orlarge-sizeteamwould

produce.Andweexpectthatearly-

in-careerfolkswillbeabletodothatworknowwiththeaidofthesetools.”

JaredSpataro,

ChiefMarketingOfficer,AIatWork

AChanging

JobMarket

AccordingtoLinkedIn’s“

A

I

andthe

GlobalEconomy

:UnlockingGrowthandReshapingWork”report,thejobmarketalsoreflectstheneedforAIskills.

?By2030,70%oftheskillsusedmostinjobswill

change—withAIastheprimarycatalystforthechange.

?In2024,hiringforAItechnicaltalentgrew30%fasterthanoveralltalent.

?ThepercentageofjobsonLinkedInlistinganAIliteracyskillincreasedmorethansixtimesinthepastyear.

?66%ofleaderssaytheywouldn’thiresomeonewithoutAIliteracyskills.

?Inthepastyear,thenumberofAIliteracyskillsaddedbyLinkedInmembersincreasedby177%.

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Introducing

AIFluencytotheCurriculum

Educatorsandeducationleaders

acknowledgetheneed

formoreAIskills

training,with54%ofglobaleducatorsand76%ofgloballeadersviewingAIliteracyasanessentialcomponentofbasiceducationforeverystudent.IntheUS,79%ofhighereducationeducatorssayAIliteracyisessential.

At

AuburnUniversity

,a“teachingwithAI”coursehelpsfacultyincorporateAIintotheircurriculum,whileformaltrainingprogramsinAIhelpstudentsandstaffcontinuouslyimprovetheirAIskills.

In

acollaborationbetweenMicrosoftandWorldWideTechnology

,60K–12

educatorsfromseveralmetroAtlantaschooldistrictsreceivedtraininginAI

literacythisspring,coveringeverythingfrompromptingtechniquestohowtouseAItopersonalizelearningforindividualstudents.“Aswepreparestudentsforjobsthatdonotyetexist,integratingAIintoeducationensurestheydevelopcriticalproblem-solvingandcomputationalthinkingskills,”oneparticipantsaid.

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Atthe

UniversityofWaterloo

,anAI-poweredtoolhelpsstudentssearchfor

andlandjobs—whiletheschool’sWaterlooExperienceAccelerateprogram

helpsthemprepareforAI-drivencareers,withhands-ontrainingineverythingfromcloudcomputingtodataanalytics.

Recommendations

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LearnmoreabouttheimpactofAIatworkacrossallindustriestobetterunderstandjobandskillevolution.

PreparestudentsforsuccessbyincorporatingAIandhumanskillslikeemotionalintelligenceandanalyticjudgmentintocurriculums.

HelpstudentsuseAIasacompetitiveadvantageinthejobhunt.

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Reimagining

theFutureofEducation

Reimaginingthe

FutureofEducation

AIisevolvingfrombeingasimpletimesaverand

productivityboostertoa24/7assistantandforce

multiplier.Itcanreadystudentstotapintotheir

creativitytobringprojectstolife—andtotheworld.

Butbeyonditsday-to-daybenefits,AIcanenable

institutionsandleaderstocompletelyreimagine

educationexperiences,helpingthemsolvelong-

standingchallenges,engagehard-to-reachstudents,andencourageexperimentationandcollaboration.

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Bringing

OpportunitytoLife

forStudents

AttheUK’s

NationalYouthTheatre

,AIhelpsyoungperformerssharpentheirimprovskillsbygeneratingscenepromptsandon-the-flyplot

twists,whilesimultaneouslyimprovingtheirAIskillsthroughtheirinteractionswiththelatestcreativetools.

Ata

Belgianschool

where70languagesarespokenby425students,

educatorsusetheMicrosoftTeamsReadingProgresstooltoanalyzestudents’readingabilitiesinrealtime.Dataonreadingspeed,mistakes,andpronunciationprovidesfeedbackthatcansignificantlyaccelerateastudent’sprogress.

AIalsohelpswould-beentrepreneursdevelopnewstartupideasandacceleratetheirtimetomarket.At

BabsonCollege

,teamsofstudentsworkalongsideCopilottogenerateprototypeimagesandhelpwithmarketresearchandincomestatements.

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Fosteringan

AI-readyCampus

Approachingwhattheydon’tknowwithagrowthmindsetwillbekeyforeducationleadersindevelopinginstitutionalAIstrategies.

AnewIDCwhitepaper,sponsoredbyMicrosoft,“

ABlueprintforAI-

ReadyCampuses:StrategiesfromtheFrontlinesofHigherEducation,

”

outlinedcriticalstrategiesbasedonsuccessfulcasestudiesof

fourforward-lookingcollegesintheUS.“AIisastrategiccapabilityinourbroadertoolsettoachieveourlargergoals,”saidPattyPatria,CIOofBabsonCollege.Amongmanyorganizational,process,

andtechnologicalrecommendations,thewhitepaperencouragedleadersto:

?EnsurethatanyinvestmentinAIalignswithyourinstitution’sultimatevisionandgoals

?FosteranenvironmentofinterdisciplinarycollaborationbetweenacademicandITleadersacrossdisciplines

?Promoteworkinggroupsacrossfaculty,staff,andstudentstoleverageexpertise—andtotrainandlearntogether

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AThoughtPartner

AskingAIforassistancewithquickanswers

isonething;buttherealopportunityliesin

helpingstudentsbetterunderstandhowto

getthereontheirown.Ina

MicrosoftResearch

study

,researchersfoundthatlearnersgain

adeepercomprehensionofcoursematerialwhengivenLLM-basedexplanationsversusjustthecorrectanswers.Exposuretothoseexplanationsalsoincreasedhowmuch

studentsfelttheylearned—anddecreasedhowdifficulttheproblemsseemedtothem.

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“Howdoyoustructurewriting

assignmentssothatyou’rehelpingkidsbuildtheskillsthatyouwantthemtobuild,andmaybealso

integratingthenewtoolsand

waysofbuildingthoseskillswe

havebecauseofAI?Thestudentarticulatesanargument,outlinesadraftofthatargument,andthencritiques,refines,andpolishesitwithAIasathoughtpartner.”

JakeHofman,

SeniorPrincipalResearcheratMicrosoftResearch

ExploringNew

OpportunitieswithAI

BrisbaneCatholicEducation

(BCE),whichencompassesmorethan140schools,broughtMicrosoft365Copilotto12,500ofitseducatorsandsupportstaff,

resultinginareducedadministrativeloadandmoretimetosupportstudents—essentialforaprofessionwithhighburnoutandattritionrisk.BCEalsoprovidedstudentsaged13andupaccesstoMicrosoft365CopilotChattoaidin

brainstormingandconfidencebuilding,resultingina275%increaseinlearneragencyforat-riskcohorts.

Inonestudy

conductedinamaster’sprogramatIndianaUniversity’sKelley

SchoolofBusiness,studentsperformedtwotasks—onegroupusingMicrosoft

365Copilot,theotherwithnoAIassistance.ThegroupusingCopilotsignificantlyimprovedtheirperformance,increasinggradesby10%andreducingthetime

takenforthetaskby40%.However,theuseofCopilotdiminishedstudents’

perceptionsthattheworkwastheirown—highlightinganoveltensionbetweenlearningefficiencyandtheintrinsicvalueoflearning.

Criticaleducationaldataisoftenunstructured,and

BritishColumbia’sCoquitlam

Schoo

l

District

transformedthatdataintoactionableinsightstomakemore

informedreal-timedecisions.“Intelligent,AI-supportedtoolslikeCopilotwillgiveustheabilitytogaininsightsthatwillchangetheeducationalworld,”saidAssistantSuperintendentandCIOStephenWhiffin.

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SparkingCuriosity

andNewIdeas

Inasurveyofuniversitystudentsandeducators

intheUK

,studentslookedtoAItoexplainstudy

materialstothem,summarizeandsearchfor

information,andtohelpsparkideasincollaborativegive-and-takesessions(“whatwouldyousuggestreadingfurther?,”oneaskedhisAI“tutor”).They

reportedthatAIhelpedthemovercomecreativeblocksandlearnbeyondtheschool-provided

material,andappreciatedthatAI-drivenassistancewasavailablearoundtheclock.

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“Whenkidsarecurious,motivationisn’tanissue.Whenwelookateffective

learningdesignusingtechnology,ithastocomefromaplaceof:howcanwe

leverageAItosparkcuriosity?It’snot

justapathwaytoemployability,butit’sapathwaytobeabletofullyparticipateincivicsociety,tofullyparticipatein

thesocialfabricofthefutureworld.It’sthoseveryhumanqualitiesthatare

goingtomakethedifferencebetweenthosewhoaresuccessfulandthosewhomightbeleftbehind.”

MarkSparvell,

Director,MarketingEducation,Microsoft

Recommendations

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AlignAIeffortstoinstitutionalgoals

asawayofacceleratingprogress.

Thinkbigabouttheopportunitytoreimagine

educationexperiencesandprocesses.

Designopportunitiestodeepenlearning

andsparkcollaborationandcuriositywithAI.

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References

References

AIinEducationMicrosoftStudy,2025

TheAIinEducationMicrosoftstudywas

conductedinpartnershipwithPSBInsights

among1,851respondentsfromK–12andhighereducationinstitutionsintheUnitedStates,theUnitedKingdom,Australia,Brazil,Japan,and

SaudiArabia.InternationalaudiencesincludededucatorsandacademicleadersacrossK–12andhighereducation.USaudiencesalso

includedstudents(ages16+)andITleaders

acrossK–12andhighereducation.GlobaldataisweightedbasedonWorldBankeducationspendestimates.LeaderdatapointsincludebothacademicandITleaders.Theonline

quantitativesurveywasfieldedFebruary13–March9.

CaseStudies:

“

FultonCountySchoolstransformlearning

experienceswithMicrosoft365CopilotChat

”(May12,2025)

“

MacquarieUniversitystudents’examscores

upbynearly10percentthankstonewAI-

poweredchatbot

”(MicrosoftSourceAsia,March24,2025)

Studentsexcelwit