Boston Becomes First US City to Require AI Literacy for High School Graduation
Policy · Boston Public Schools
Boston Public Schools has passed a landmark requirement: starting with the class of 2028, all students must demonstrate basic AI literacy to graduate. The curriculum covers how large language models work, how to identify AI-generated content, and the ethical implications of automated decision-making.
The move follows similar pushes in Singapore and parts of the EU, but Boston is the first major US city to make it a graduation requirement rather than an elective.
Why It Matters: This sets a precedent. If Boston succeeds, expect cities like Chicago, LA, and NYC to follow. AI literacy is becoming the new digital literacy — and schools that ignore it are already behind.
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