Maryland school districts face fall deadline to set AI policies

By: Mayah Nachman

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: July 6, 2026

Words: 1,013

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago


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Maryland schools have a summer homework assignment: Establish artificial intelligence policies for their classrooms.

They do have a cheat sheet of sorts to go by — the Maryland State Department of Education’s recently released AI guidance.

The department has been working on its guidelines since fall of 2025, said Richard Kincaid, assistant state superintendent for MSDE’s Division of College and Career Pathways. The division worked with local superintendents, educators and lawmakers to set up …

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