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Kansas County Pilots AI Agenda-Scanning Tool

A Kansas county is testing an AI tool tied to Moms for Liberty to flag school board agenda items involving DEI and curriculum.

Kansas County Pilots AI Agenda-Scanning Tool

Key takeaways

  • A Kansas county is piloting the tool.
  • The tool scans school board agendas.
  • It flags DEI and curriculum-related items.
  • Moms for Liberty is associated with the tool.

A Kansas county is piloting an artificial-intelligence tool associated with Moms for Liberty to review school board agendas for references to diversity, equity and inclusion, commonly shortened to DEI, and curriculum changes.

What the tool is intended to do

The tool scans school board agenda materials and identifies items in the two areas. That could give people following local school decisions a way to locate agenda topics for closer review.

Local school decisions

School board agendas are used to list matters scheduled for discussion or action. In this pilot, the technology is being used to focus attention on agenda items involving DEI and curriculum.

What the pilot means

The project is a test of an automated way to review school board business. It does not change the role of the school board in considering agenda items or making decisions.

Heartlander News reported on the Kansas county pilot. Read the report.

What to watch

  • How the county uses the tool during the pilot.
  • Which agenda items the system flags for review.
  • Whether school board agenda materials are included in the process.

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