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This book explores the dual reality of AI in education: a transformative tool with limitless potential, arriving in an era of cultural and institutional upheaval. With AI, we can free educators from administrative burdens, assess non-traditional skills, and create adaptive learning environments that meet students where they are. But if misused—or ignored—it risks further exacerbating inequities, eroding trust, and widening opportunity gaps.

Through research, firsthand educator accounts, and real-world AI applications, this book tackles the hard questions:

Can AI bridge opportunity gaps, or will it deepen them?

How do we balance innovation with human connection?

What role must educators play in guiding AI’s ethical and practical use?