MARGARET SPELLINGS: AI is here — and America's schools aren't preparing our kids to survive it

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Fox News anchor Bret Baier explores how the technology is changing how the world operates on 'Special Report.' Hardly a day passes without a new headline about the potential for artificial intelligence to dramatically change the workforce and the economy. AI can write code and generate photorealistic images. Algorithms can help diagnose disease with remarkable precision. The pace of change is staggering, and the truth is, no one can say with certainty where this technology will lead or which jobs it will ultimately transform. But here’s what we do know: change is accelerating rapidly. And America’s education and workforce systems aren’t ready. This isn’t a new problem. Long before AI entered the conversation, our education and workforce systems were failing too many Americans. TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S TOP 'SCIENTIFIC PRIORITY IS AI,' ENERGY SECRETARY S