This weekly update focuses on exciting changes happening in education through artificial intelligence agents, which are smart computer programs that can help teachers and students in new ways.

Many states are creating new rules for AI in schools because they believe this technology can help students learn better. A big group of organizations, including OpenAI and Microsoft, announced a $23 million plan to train 400,000 teachers on how to use AI the right way in their classrooms by 2030. This shows how serious people are about getting teachers ready for AI in education.

Universities are getting ready for something called agentic AI, which is different from regular chatbots. Instead of just answering questions, agentic AI can do multiple tasks without someone telling it what to do every time. One expert explained that agentic AI is like having a 24/7 personal project manager that can help students, instead of just a helper that answers questions.

Companies are creating amazing new tools. In India, Cisco engineers built something called SAHAYAK, an AI assistant that helps teachers in rural areas manage classrooms where students are at different learning levels. Meanwhile, Arizona State University is working with a company called Grammarly to test new AI writing tools on campus.

Amazon Web Services announced 220+ free AI courses for people who want to learn about artificial intelligence. They also created a new AI certificate for developers that starts in November 2025, showing that jobs in AI are becoming more common.

However, experts say that AI should help teachers, not replace them. Google believes AI works best when it helps students think more deeply about problems and helps teachers spend less time on boring tasks so they can focus on real relationships with students.

In colleges, AI agents are already making a big difference. One university's AI assistant answered over 42,000 student questions in one year, and another AI chatbot had 6,000 conversations in just two weeks. These AI helpers are saving teachers and staff hundreds of hours while making students feel supported.