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SRI education and AI experts collaborated on March 29, 2026, to improve student data literacy, aiming to address declines of 10 points for fourth-grade and 17 points for eighth-grade students in Data Analysis and Statistics on the NAEP mathematics exam over the past decade. Previously, on March 27, 2026, SRI partnered with the Arkansas Office of Early Childhood, the National Center for Children in Poverty, and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. This collaboration seeks to understand the supply, quality, and stability of early care and education (ECE) for Arkansas children in foster care, along with factors impacting access to high-quality ECE. Earlier, on March 26, 2026, SRI convened a PARC Forum to explore new opportunities for advancing security through innovation in the defense sector. The same day, SRI's IES Energy Seminar Series featured a discussion on "Energy for a Sustainable Future," addressing global challenges rooted in energy. On March 17, 2026, SRI's Todd Grindal published an opinion piece in the World Economic Forum, advocating for child development science to be central to AI design and outlining challenges related to children's interactions with AI companions.
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