Analysts and educators warn that AI adoption in K‑12 is accelerating fastest in high‑income districts, leaving Title I and rural schools behind. Reporting from Chicago highlights stark disparities in equipment, computer science courses and AI programming between affluent and underresourced high schools—raising concerns about equity in the talent pipeline feeding colleges and employers. Microsoft announced Microsoft Elevate for Educators, a free community and credentialing program aimed at training teachers in generative AI pedagogy and classroom practice. The effort joins similar corporate initiatives but will not close infrastructure gaps overnight. Higher-education leaders and teacher-preparation programs now face pressure to partner with K‑12 districts and industry to scale access and make AI literacy more evenly distributed.