NSF grant to study whether AI can support students' critical thinking; University of Dayton builds AI tools for K-12 schools

Sep 14, 2026 · Issue 7 · 5 sources, 5 articles

The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a grant to explore whether AI can support students' critical thinking. The University of Dayton is building AI tools for K-12 schools with a $1.4 million grant.

Who is affected and how

teacher

The research may yield methods for using AI to support critical thinking.

edtech company

These are the publicly funded research directions for AI tool development in schools.

Sources

• NSF grant to explore whether AI can support students’ critical thinking | Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biologyecologyandevolution.cornell.edu · Sep 14, 2026
• NSF grant to explore whether AI can support students’ critical thinkingas.cornell.edu · Sep 14, 2026
• NSF grant to explore whether AI can support students’ critical thinking | Cornell Chroniclenews.cornell.edu · Sep 14, 2026
• University of Dayton builds AI tools for K12 schools under $1.4M grant : University of Dayton, Ohioudayton.edu · Sep 16, 2026
• University of Dayton Awarded $1.4M to Develop AI Toolsspectrumnews1.com · Sep 17, 2026

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