Could artificial intelligence improve special education? : Consider This from NPR : NPR
Could artificial intelligence improve special education? : Consider This from NPR : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/20/nx-s1-5828907/could-artificial-intelligence-improve-special-education
Publish Date: 2026-05-20 16:56:00
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Riverview Middle School special education teacher Mary Acebu says using AI to help with the paperwork part of her job helps her spend more time interacting with her students in a meaningful way.
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Special education teachers are using artificial intelligence to manage crushing paperwork. Could it help instructors spend more time with their students?
Millions of students qualify for special education and they need qualified teachers to help them.
But burnout for these teachers has caused many to leave the profession – one reason – the paperwork
Now, a growing number of special educators are using A-I to speed up that paperwork and some research shows that despite the risks – it could help them spend more time with students.
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This episode was produced by Tyler Bartlam.
It was edited by Steven Drummond, Nirvi Shah and Courtney Dorning.
Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.
