A new report warns that major teachers' unions, convinced of anti-minority bias, are working behind the scenes to push DEI priorities directly into AI software heading into K-12 classrooms.
That information comes from the watchdog group known as Defending Education.The organization predicts AI will be integrated into the curricula in most K-12 schools in the next several years, with the purpose of helping teachers with lesson plans, and help students with research.
DE claims that left-wing activist groups are using terms like “algorithmic bias,” meaning the AI’s answers are influenced by white and Asian men who created it. These groups don’t believe tAI is giving the most accurate and truthful answers regardless of race or identity.
“The goal of these organizations is to embed DEI into AI tools to ensure that students receive politicized answers and receive a politicized education in the nation’s classrooms,” said DE.
Casey Ryan, investigative reporter for DE, talked about this on American Family Radio (AFR)'s "At the Core" program. He says unions like the National Education Association are releasing sample board policies that force tech vendors to embed DEI initiatives into AI tools before school districts will buy them.
Because major school districts control millions of dollars in tech contracts, he says, software developers are quickly falling into line.
"Teacher unions and associations, with their millions of dollars in the bank, are using their influence to sway these tech companies and these AI companies to adopt DEI priorities into their AI tools before schools adopt them," Ryan explained.
He points out that with nearly 70% of U.S. students unable to read at grade level, unions should focus on basic academics rather than classroom technology mandates.
"That's what we're trying to expose. We want to show the people what is happening before it becomes institutionalized because once it's institutionalized, we have a harder time pushing back," Ryan told the AFR program.
DE is encouraging parents to attend local school board meetings to review proposed technology policies before they take effect.
