New Mexico’s Public Education Department (PED) published comprehensive AI Guidance for K-12 Education in May 2025, a living document designed to support educators in navigating artificial intelligence. The guidance emphasizes the state’s commitment to digital equity through the NM Digital Equity in Education Act (2023) and positions the state to leverage partnerships with the New Mexico AI Consortium (NMAIC).
The guidance includes practical AI Literacy examples for classroom implementation and a Framework for AI Integration offering concrete steps for adopting AI technologies across educational contexts, with emphasis on curriculum development, teacher support, and student engagement. The guidance maintains student and teacher agency when using AI tools, commits to educating staff and students about AI literacy, and includes prohibited uses of AI addressing plagiarism and privacy concerns. Recommendations include establishing districtwide AI steering committees and appointing trained AI points-of-contact in every school to support teachers and facilitate professional development.
PED is deploying an AI reading tutor called Amira into kindergarten through second-grade classrooms, allowing teachers to monitor individual student progress and develop specialized lesson plans tailored to specific needs.
Scoring note: Dimension 1 (partial AI literacy curriculum guidance) scores 1 for the voluntary state guidance framework. Dimension 3 (ethics component) scores 1 as the guidance emphasizes responsible use and includes prohibited use guidelines.