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How teachers are preparing to test and assess students in the age of AI

By Evan Dawson,
Megan Mack, Julie Williams
Published September 2, 2026 at 2:27 PM EDT
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Across the country, high school teachers are rethinking how to assess students – and make sure those students aren’t cheating.

Artificial intelligence programs have forced teachers to reconsider grading and testing. Some are asking students to do all of their scored work in person, by hand. Others are leaning on participation grades.

We talk to local teachers about how they’re handling the challenge.

Our guests:

  • George Goga, teacher at Geneva High School and adjunct professor of English and education at SUNY Geneseo
  • Lily Tym, teaching assistant at Geneva High School
  • Julie Kopp, curriculum and assessment coach at Brighton Central School District

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Evan Dawson
Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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Megan Mack
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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Julie Williams
Julie Williams is an associate producer for "Connections with Evan Dawson." She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections since 2022.
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