El Salvador's AI tutoring pilot in 171 public schools matches Germany and Sweden results
markjeffrey · x · 2026-09-06
A Polymarket post cites results from El Salvador's AI tutoring pilot across 171 public schools: reading, math, and science scores came in above the national average and comparable to Germany and Sweden. The reposter calls Bukele "a real life hero." If accurate, it's a rare large-scale positive result for AI tutoring in a lower-income public education system, though the underlying data source isn't linked.
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