California AI education community signal
California has strong statewide community signals: a California Education Focus Report excerpt includes California district-leader AI survey results, CDE convened a statewide AI workgroup, CSU published a large higher-education AI use survey, and UCI/foundry10 led a national youth/parent/teacher AI study from California.
Signal Summary
Classified C3 because multiple statewide or California-led sources capture district leader, higher-education, educator, parent, and youth perspectives on AI use and concerns.
Evidence Basis
CSBA/PowerSchool California survey excerpt reports district AI use, perceived potential, staff/community perception barriers, and privacy concerns; CDE convened a Public Schools AI Workgroup; CSU's 2025 survey covered more than 94,000 students, faculty, and staff; UCI/foundry10 led national adolescent and parent AI perception research.
Community Signal Links
Review Sources
- https://www.csba.org/-/media/CSBA/Files/GovernanceResources/AI/2025-California-education-focus-report-An-excerpt-on-AI-in-education.ashx?la=en&rev=7b365204405d448599cd4b38e57ddd1a
- https://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr25/yr25rel39.asp
- https://www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-innovation/artificial-intelligence/2026/04/02/despite-skepticism-widespread-ai-use-cal
- https://news.uci.edu/2025/03/26/uc-irvine-leads-national-survey-of-artificial-intelligences-role-in-education/
- https://www.ecs.org/ai-technologies-in-education-state-information-request/