RAISE Act of 2025
The RAISE Act of 2025 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to encourage states to develop academic standards for artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies in elementary and secondary education. Specifically, it adds language to ESEA’s standards provisions to explicitly include AI and emerging tech as areas where states may establish or update standards. The bill’s language frames this as an encouragement rather than a mandate and does not specify funding, timelines, or enforcement mechanisms in the text provided. Introduced in the Senate on September 9, 2025, the bill is sponsored by Senators Husted, Blunt Rochester, and Cassidy and referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Potential impact includes promoting greater AI literacy in K-12 schooling and guiding state curriculum development, teacher preparation, and assessments toward AI-related competencies. Because the bill provides no funding or implementation requirements, states would largely determine if and how to adopt AI standards and how to integrate them with existing standards and federal programs.
Key Points
- 1This bill is titled the Recommending Artificial Intelligence Standards in Education Act of 2025 (RAISE Act of 2025).
- 2It amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to explicitly authorize or encourage states to develop academic standards for artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.
- 3The change is made by inserting language into Section 1111(b)(1)(C) to include AI and emerging technologies among the standards areas.
- 4The bill uses “encourage” rather than mandating standards, and the text provided does not include funding, timeline, or enforcement provisions.
- 5Status: Introduced in the Senate on September 9, 2025 by Senators Husted, Blunt Rochester, and Cassidy; referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.