New Mexico AI Guidance for K-12 Education 1.0

Provides statewide guidance on ethical and responsible AI use, data privacy, academic integrity, local policy and instructional implementation.

AI governance

Jurisdiction: New Mexico · State / DC
Policy status: Guidance current
Implementation phase: Current
Requirement: Recommended
Grades: All K-12
Audience: Multiple
Learning evidence: No student-learning claim
Instrument: State education agency guidance

Dates & implementation

Adopted / approved

May 1, 2025

Original guidance v2025.1 published May 1, 2025; signed April 29, 2025. Advisory guidance rather than a new course or ban.

A legal effective date can precede school implementation. This record documents policy intent or requirements; it does not independently confirm delivery in every classroom.

Funding & support

Funding details not confirmed

Dedicated funding and current award availability are not established in this collection. This does not mean no funding exists.

Evidence & source location

Guidance version table; guiding principles and district implementation sections

New Mexico AI Guidance for K-12 Education 1.0https://web.ped.nm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/NM-AI-Guidance-Signed-4-29-2025.pdf ↗

Official NMPED signed guidance dated April 29, 2025.

Review history

Reviewed against official sources

Source availability checked Oct 4, 2026: Source reopened. This is separate from verification of the policy claim below.

Source review date recorded in database: 2026-10-04

2026-10-03 — Carried forward from the source-linked baseline; topic, grade and evidence-type inventory reviewed. Individual source was not re-opened in this update. 2026-10-04 — Substantive source review: NMPED signed guidance and version table reviewed: original v2025.1 May 1, 2025; privacy, ethics and local integration guidance are advisory.

Record ID: NM-2025-AIGOV-001

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