A U.S. Senate hearing focused on how schools should use AI while protecting “human judgment.” Witnesses told lawmakers that guardrails and outcome-based evaluation should guide adoption, and emphasized the role of teacher training as AI tools accelerate. The hearing highlighted that there is currently no comprehensive federal policy specifically addressing how schools should implement AI, even as states and districts develop their own guardrail approaches. Witnesses also discussed risks including cheating and impacts to student thinking and critical learning. Delaware’s AI Assurance Lab was cited as an example, using evaluations that incorporate teacher input and assessments of whether tools improve student learning. For higher education stakeholders in education leadership and teacher preparation, the message signals where pre-service and in-service training requirements are likely to head as K-12 policy ecosystems tighten around AI accountability.