Join Ben Smith and Nicole Bond as they discuss the state of AI in education at the start of the 2026 school year and what it means to be ahead or behind in AI implementation. It's part reality check, part roadmap—covering what schools need today, what's likely coming this year, and the perspective they bring to the conversation.

Ben and Nicole work at Lincoln Intermediate Unit 12 in South Central Pennsylvania where Ben serves as the Director of Educational Technology and Nicole serves as the Supervisor of Educational Technology.