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Frederick County Banned Student AI Weeks After a Gemini Rollout, and the Districts Watching Are Writing a Better Playbook
Frederick County banned student AI use weeks after a Gemini rollout. Here is a practical rollout playbook for districts, and how AI could help with assessment once the groundwork is in place.
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One in Four Algebra-Ready Eighth Graders Skips the Course Even When It Is Offered, and Districts Can Fix That This Spring
NWEA's new study finds a quarter of students are ready for 8th grade algebra, yet many never enroll and fewer than half of schools offer it. Here is what district leaders can do.
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Attendance Is the Quiet Comeback Story in American Schools, and the Districts Winning It Share Three Habits
Districts with disciplined attendance systems keep cutting chronic absenteeism while the national pace slows. Here are the three shared habits and who inside a district owns them.Chronic Absenteeism Is Falling: 3 Habits Districts Share | K12 Data
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New York City Just Paused Student-Facing AI for a Full Year, and Districts Everywhere Are Rethinking How They Vet Ed-Tech
NYC's one-year pause on student-facing AI for grades 2-K through 8 is pushing districts nationwide to build clearer processes for evaluating the technology they bring into classrooms.
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Teachers Unions and Microsoft Just Agreed on a National AI Safety Standard, and Districts Can Put It in Their Contracts
AFT, UFT, and Microsoft announced a contractually enforceable AI safety and privacy standard for schools, giving district leaders a ready-made template for vetting AI tools.
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K-8 Reading Scores Just Saw Sizable Post-COVID Gains, According to New NWEA Data
Fresh NWEA MAP Growth data shows K-8 reading scores moving up for the first time in years, with underrepresented student groups driving much of the gain.
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Superintendent Turnover Just Fell to a Pandemic-Era Low, and It Changes How Districts Should Be Reached
New ILO Group data shows superintendent turnover among the nation's largest districts fell to 17.4 percent this year, the lowest rate since before the pandemic, after peaking at 23 percent just two years ago.
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Districts Are Expanding Cellphone Bans to Specifically Target AI Smart Glasses
Districts are expanding existing cellphone bans to specifically address AI-enabled smart glasses, a genuinely new category of classroom technology policy makers need to understand directly.
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A Majority of Americans Across the Political Spectrum Want Clear Classroom Technology Guardrails, New Survey Finds
A new Century Foundation survey found a majority of respondents across the political spectrum want clear guardrails on technology use in classrooms, a genuinely bipartisan finding districts should factor into policy planning.
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A House Hearing Just Declared AI Teacher Training a Must, and It's Reshaping Professional Development Budgets
A recent House hearing stressed that AI teacher training is now a must, creating genuine urgency for districts to redirect professional development budgets toward AI fluency.
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A District Under State Takeover Just Earned Its First-Ever A Rating After Seven Consecutive F Ratings
Three years into a state takeover, one of a district's most troubled schools has risen from seven consecutive F ratings to its first-ever A, a genuine turnaround success story.
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Ransomware Attacks Just Dropped 26 Percent, While Higher Ed Attacks Keep Climbing
K-12 ransomware attacks declined 26 percent in the first half of 2026 even as higher education attacks increased, a genuine sign that district cybersecurity investment is paying off.
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A Wave of First-Time Superintendents Is Taking the Helm Nationwide, and It's Reshaping Who Vendors Need to Reach
A wave of first-time superintendents is taking the helm at districts nationwide, creating genuine urgency for vendors to identify and reach these new decision-makers quickly.
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A New Vaccine Executive Order Is Confusing Parents, and School Nurses Are Caught in the Middle
A federal executive order modifying vaccine recommendations, amid rising measles cases, is creating genuine confusion school nurses must navigate directly with families.
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Districts Are Suing Social Media Platforms Over Youth Mental Health, and It's Reshaping Who Handles Student Wellness
A growing wave of districts is suing social media companies over youth mental health harms, creating genuinely new legal and wellness responsibilities.
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A District Just Lost Universal Free Meals After Four Years, and Families Weren't Ready
A district lost Community Eligibility Provision status after four years of universal free meals, forcing a sudden return to income verification forms families were not prepared for
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AI Deepfakes Are Supercharging Cyberbullying, and Schools Need an Entirely New Response Playbook
AI-generated deepfakes are supercharging cyberbullying, and experts say schools need to focus on prevention, creating urgent new demand for student safety infrastructure.
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Districts Are Turning to Marketing to Fight Declining Enrollment, and It's Creating a New Buyer
A new Rand Corp survey finds districts are turning to marketing campaigns and expanded pre-K services to fight declining enrollment, creating a genuinely new category of K-12 buyer.
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Your Building Automation System Is Now a Cybersecurity Problem, and Facility Managers Are the New Frontline
Cybercriminals are increasingly using building automation systems, HVAC, access control, lighting, to breach school district networks, making facility managers a genuinely new cybersecurity stakeholder.
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AI Superintendent Impersonation Scams Are Hitting K-12 Inboxes, and Most Districts Are Not Ready
AI-generated phishing is impersonating superintendents to drain district accounts. Verified school district email lists are becoming a frontline security control, not a marketing nicety.
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