New Delhi, March 27 -- US First Lady Melania Trump on Friday, urged for the use of AI in education. Citing National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)'s 2024 national sampling, she said that only 22% of America's 12th-graders are proficient in mathematics and only 35% in reading.

She said that USA's average scores have reached their lowest levels in 20 years.

"Our teachers are already embracing the use of AI to improve K-12 academic performance. 2,700 schools participated in the K-12 AI Workshop I hosted with Zoom Communications on January 16, 2026. The White House Presidential AI Challenge (K-12) has participants from all 50 states, plus Puerto Rico and Washington DC," Melania Trump wrote in a lengthy post on X (formerly Twitter...