AI agents enter the classroom

AI for education is a new but rapidly expanding field. Can it support student outcomes and help teachers avoid burnout? On Wednesday, AI education company Kira launched a "fully AI-native learning platform" for K-12 education, complete with agents to assist teachers with repetitive tasks. The platform hosts assignments, analyzes progress data, offers administrative assistance, helps build lesson plans and quizzes, and more. Also: Google's One AI Premium plan with Gemini Advanced is now free for students - for an entire year "Unlike traditional tools that merely layer AI onto existing platforms, Kira integrates artificial intelligence directly into every educational workflow -- from lesson planning and instruction to grading, intervention, and reporting," the release explains.