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A new NBC News/SurveyMonkey poll finds most Americans think AI is doing more harm than good in schools, with many saying kids learn better without it — even as daily AI use keeps climbing among adults themselves. Is skepticism catching up to real problems, or running ahead of the evidence?

The findings land as school districts nationwide face pressure to write AI policies from scratch, with little consensus yet on what beneficial classroom use even looks like. — Skepticism is justified 67%, Fear is outpacing the evidence 33%, Depends how schools use it 0% (3 votes so far).