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
    Washington , DC
  2. Ms. Michele Blatt
    State Superintendent of Schools
    West Virginia Department of Education
    Charleston-Huntington , WV
  3. Dr. David Slykhuis
    Dean of the Dewar College of Education and Human Services
    Valdosta State University
    Hahira , GA
  4. Mr. Aneesh Sohoni
    Chief Executive Officer
    Teach For America
    Chicago , IL