AI is saving teachers time. That time is not going where anyone expected.
The promise was that AI would give teachers more time with pupils. New evidence suggests the hours saved are going back into planning, not into classrooms.
By Wistl Editorial · · Schools
The case for AI in schools rests heavily on time. If teachers can plan a lesson in 20 minutes instead of an hour, or draft a set of parent communications in minutes rather than an afternoon, then AI has freed up capacity that can be redirected toward pupils. That is the theory. The evidence emerging from schools using these tools is more complicated. Research by Gallup and the World Fund for Education found that teachers who use AI weekly save an average of 5.9 hours per week. Third Space Learning reports conversations with teachers and school leaders who describe spending more time on substan