An interactive, multilingual chatbot named "Ed" will tell parents about their child's grades, test results and attendance" and serve as a student advisor, reports Howard Blume in the Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Alberto Carvalho announced Ed as part of a back-to-school extravaganza at Walt Disney Concert Hall, writes Blume.
Artificial intelligence and district data will help create an Individual Acceleration Plan for each student, said Carvalho.