Amy McGrath is an education leader and the managing director and CEO of ASU Prep Academy. Her work includes developing school models and online learning at Arizona State University. She has also served in ASU's educational outreach and student services leadership.
DI has documented statements by Amy McGrath (ASU Prep) on Artificial Intelligence, Education, and Privacy. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.
Role at the time: ASU Prep Academy managing director and CEO, coauthor with John Bailey
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Statement summary
McGrath and Bailey accept pauses for the youngest students but favor educator use and limited, age-appropriate pilots. They call for privacy review, monitoring and instruction that requires students to defend their reasoning.
“The impulse to pause is understandable, and appropriate for the youngest students.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Amy McGrath and John Bailey argue for controlled school AI pilotsJointly authored October 23 opinion essay
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The authors accept younger-child pauses but support controlled experience rather than a blanket halt.
Microsoft and teachers’ unions promote enforceable school-AI safeguards. Fairplay’s Josh Golin wants a five-year pause, while New York City permits restricted high-school pilots. Critics of those pilots say they should wait for evidence and assessment criteria.
