Subcommittee Hearing

“Building an AI-Ready America: Teaching in the AI Age”

Subcommittee: Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2026 Time: 02:00 PM Location: 2175 Rayburn House Office Building

Member Statements

  1. ECESE Ranking Member Suzanne Bonamici (Democrat - Oregon)

Witnesses

  1. Ms. Allyson Knox
    Senior Director of Education Policy and Programs
    Microsoft
  2. Ms. Michele Blatt
    State Superintendent of Schools
    West Virginia Department of Education
  3. Dr. David Slykhuis
    Dean of the Dewar College of Education and Human Services
    Valdosta State University
  4. Mr. Aneesh Sohoni
    Chief Executive Officer
    Teach For America