aiEDU

We are a 501©(3) non-profit organization, founded in 2019. Our mission is to ensure all students are prepared to live, work, and thrive in a world influenced by artificial intelligence. We partner with education systems to improve AI literacy and readiness through various programs.

We develop and deliver curriculum and professional development. These offerings are for educators, including teachers of Computer Science, Math, English, Social Studies, Science, and CTE, as well as administrators and other nonprofits. Our training programs use research-based strategies and educational psychology frameworks to build AI readiness and empower students with AI literacy.

We also form strategic partnerships with states, school districts, and other systems. We collaborate across the K12 ecosystem with partners to integrate AI education. AI literacy involves the skills and knowledge needed to understand, use, and critically evaluate artificial intelligence, helping individuals function effectively in modern society, use AI to achieve goals, and develop their knowledge and career potential.

Our core mission is to ensure all students are ready to live, work, and thrive in a world where AI is ubiquitous. We aim to advance AI literacy and readiness, advocating for a national effort to redefine skills for an AI-driven future and prevent millions of students from being left behind due to lack of AI education.

Our theory of change involves preparing students by supporting educators, school systems, and families to integrate AI readiness into teaching and learning programs. This includes providing classroom materials, professional support for educators and leaders, and building community support.

Our culture is guided by nine values:

• Be Real: We value honesty, transparency, delivering on commitments, and authenticity.
• Follow our north star: We focus on having clear goals, ensuring decisions contribute to those goals, and avoiding distractions.
• Measure what matters: We define success, use data for decisions, and continuously measure and learn.
• Ask who’s missing: We emphasize gathering diverse contributions, inclusivity, accessibility, and welcoming all team members, clients, and partners.
• Empower great work: We encourage employees to take responsibility for their best effort, be proactive in improvements, identify roadblocks, and celebrate achievements.
• Put People First: We prioritize understanding users and beneficiaries, promoting team well-being and development, and showing gratitude, generosity, empathy, and understanding.
• Build a sandbox: We foster curiosity, open-mindedness to new ideas, absorption of new knowledge, and humility.
• Write it down: We focus on documenting processes, decisions, progress, and communicating the rationale behind choices.
• Be Humble: We encourage employees to approach all tasks with willingness, seek help when needed, and get second opinions on important decisions.

We operate as a fully distributed company, with team members working remotely across the United States. We encourage flexible hours, with core working hours set from Monday to Friday, 9am to 2pm Pacific. Our team is diverse, mission-driven, and composed of educators and AI subject matter experts dedicated to making equitable AI education accessible.

We hold quarterly retreats at various locations to foster in-person connection, team-building, and collaboration. We are committed to building a positive work culture. Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are fundamental to our culture and values. We believe in acknowledging, respecting, and embracing unique histories, skills, and experiences. We are an equal opportunity employer, actively working to build a diverse team and designing our hiring process to maximize inclusiveness and mitigate bias. We do not discriminate based on legally protected statuses and encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply.

We offer comprehensive benefits, including full health, dental, and vision coverage, with all premiums paid for employees and their families. Employees receive flexible paid time off and are encouraged to take 20 days annually outside of holidays. We provide up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave, in addition to leave for bereavement and options for unpaid leave.

For retirement planning, we offer Traditional 401(k) and Roth 401(k) plans, matching employee contributions up to four percent with immediate vesting. Additional benefits include company-sponsored and optional paid additional life insurance, short-term disability insurance, long-term disability insurance, and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.

As a fully distributed company, we support remote work and flexible hours, with core working hours Monday-Friday, 9am-2pm Pacific. Employees receive a home office and remote work benefit, including a company-provided laptop and headphones upon hire, and annual reimbursement for other equipment. We support professional growth and development through reimbursement for opportunities and dedicated time. Our team also convenes for quarterly retreats at various locations.