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Artificial Intelligence

K-12 has a new credibility problem: Future readiness

Micah Ward -
Americans' confidence in K-12 education has fallen to its lowest point in nearly 30 years. But the bigger challenge for superintendents is redefining student success.
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The not-so-new AI skills that can earn your students careers

Micah Ward -
Durable skills remain an essential component of AI literacy, says one expert. Here's how to help students stand out.
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New York City, L.A. schools say no AI for a year

Matt Zalaznick -
New York City Public Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels says the goal is to ensure students develop critical thinking and interpersonal skills before they graduate. 
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The Always-On Insight and Networking Platform for Superintendents and Their Teams

AI-driven insights, peer-to-peer collaboration and more — built exclusively for K-12 Superintendents and their leaders.

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Here’s how districts aim to prevent tech overload

Micah Ward -
Screen time is now the biggest threat to student success. Officials are betting on bell-to-bell bans to reverse academic declines.
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Are We Preparing Students for an AI-Driven World?

DA Staff -
Date & Time: Thursday, September 24, 2026 at 2 p.m.

Drawing on new research and conversations with K–12 educators and district leaders, this 30-minute Ed Talk will explore what AI readiness really looks like in today’s schools by answering the question: How can districts establish thoughtful approaches to AI use, equip educators with ongoing training and support, and ensure students are prepared to think critically in a world increasingly influenced by AI?   
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To curb cheating with AI, educators resort to the fundamentals

Micah Ward -
Denmark's high school students will verbally defend all written assignments amid global concerns about overuse of tech in schools.
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The Always-On Insight and Networking Platform for Superintendents and Their Teams

AI-driven insights, peer-to-peer collaboration and more — built exclusively for K-12 Superintendents and their leaders.

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Why it’s important for teachers to play with AI

Micah Ward -
Districts that give teachers "time to play" with AI, though, can start to close the literacy gap that exists between teachers and their students.
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Here’s a realistic way to introduce AI in elementary school

Micah Ward -
Dr. Dustin Nadler knows why some students give up on science before finishing elementary school, and it has nothing to do with intelligence.
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How AI is influencing leaders’ edtech purchasing decisions

Micah Ward -
The responsibility for vetting these "seamless" AI tools frequently falls on overwhelmed IT departments or top-level administrators who may lack pedagogical expertise.
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The Always-On Insight and Networking Platform for Superintendents and Their Teams

AI-driven insights, peer-to-peer collaboration and more — built exclusively for K-12 Superintendents and their leaders.

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What will it take for AI to win educator trust?

Micah Ward -
Teachers won't trust a tool they don't understand, says one technology director. Here's some advice from the field.
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Students didn’t use a free AI tutor. Human support changed that

Micah Ward -
AI-powered tutoring alone doesn't improve learning outcomes—unless a teacher is there to help guide and support the student.
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Is AI innovation moving too fast for comfort?

Micah Ward -
College graduates are now booing commencement speakers praising AI. Digital literacy initiatives at the K12 level can help.
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The Always-On Insight and Networking Platform for Superintendents and Their Teams

AI-driven insights, peer-to-peer collaboration and more — built exclusively for K-12 Superintendents and their leaders.

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Teachers are using AI. Just not for instruction

Micah Ward -
Teachers now believe that AI will have a greater impact on education than the internet or computers.
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AI & the automobile: How we make revolutionary tech safe

Quintin Shepherd -
Somewhere in our classrooms right now sits the future engineer who will design safer AI systems. Somewhere sits the future legislator who will shape regulatory policy.
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Why students are leading this district’s AI strategy

Micah Ward -
Students are piloting new edtech and sharing ideas for how AI is used in this New York district. 
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The Always-On Insight and Networking Platform for Superintendents and Their Teams

AI-driven insights, peer-to-peer collaboration and more — built exclusively for K-12 Superintendents and their leaders.

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Here’s what the most AI-advanced districts have in common

Micah Ward -
The most AI-advanced school districts are using the technology to improve instructional practices, not reinvent them.
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Both sides of the political aisle are now calling for screen time limits

Micah Ward -
Schools should adopt bell-to-bell cell phone bans, according to a new advisory from Health and Human Services.
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Here are states’ 3 highest priorities in developing AI policy

Alcino Donadel -
States are confronting AI’s potential downsides, particularly its implications for jobs, data privacy and student well-being.
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The Always-On Insight and Networking Platform for Superintendents and Their Teams

AI-driven insights, peer-to-peer collaboration and more — built exclusively for K-12 Superintendents and their leaders.

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In age of AI, cybersecurity remains top tech issue

Micah Ward -
A majority of tech leaders warn they don't have enough staff or funding to protect their districts.
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AI schools are the latest entrant in postsecondary readiness reform

Micah Ward -
The new model of schooling drastically streamlines instruction to prioritize hands-on, real-world workshops and projects.
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AI in schools: The conversations leaders aren’t having yet

Dr. Mike Peck -
AI doesn’t have a uniform job description in K–12 leadership. The districts that recognize that will be the ones that move from integration to transformation.
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The Always-On Insight and Networking Platform for Superintendents and Their Teams

AI-driven insights, peer-to-peer collaboration and more — built exclusively for K-12 Superintendents and their leaders.

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How to maximize edtech–while regulating screen time

Micah Ward -
Educators should judge edtech by engagement and learning outcomes rather than how much time students spend in front of screens, one expert argues.
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What 19th century tech reveals about AI in schools

Quintin Shepherd -
As steam engines became more efficient, the expectation was that coal consumption would decline. Instead, the opposite occurred.
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Why schools should worry about the AI-adoption gap

Micah Ward -
Districts are under pressure from multiple directions: rapid student adoption, thin policy infrastructure, undertrained teachers, and a tightening pipeline of specialized talent.
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The Always-On Insight and Networking Platform for Superintendents and Their Teams

AI-driven insights, peer-to-peer collaboration and more — built exclusively for K-12 Superintendents and their leaders.

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New research tracks AI’s early footprint on graduate employment

Micah Ward -
Entry-level hiring into AI-impacted occupations has dropped 14% for workers under 25 since ChatGPT launched.
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Which side is right about the future of AI in education?

Micah Ward -
Teachers won't be replaced by "humanoid robots." Instead, we'll see a balance of human-led instruction with tailored AI assistance.
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How to gain a competitive advantage in tech grants

Micah Ward -
New funding rule aims to prepare students and teachers for an AI-driven workforce.
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The Always-On Insight and Networking Platform for Superintendents and Their Teams

AI-driven insights, peer-to-peer collaboration and more — built exclusively for K-12 Superintendents and their leaders.

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Restricting AI is not the long-term answer, expert says

Micah Ward -
AI isn’t the threat—leaders’ instincts to restrict it may be. Here's how to get students and educators on board.
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3 trends emerge as states race to regulate AI in K12

Micah Ward -
Lawmakers are moving to integrate AI literacy and ethics training into computer science classes and expand graduation requirements.
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Q&A: A leader must now possess these tech skills

Micah Ward -
Here's how you can upskill at the pace of tech innovation, says one edtech expert.
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The Always-On Insight and Networking Platform for Superintendents and Their Teams

AI-driven insights, peer-to-peer collaboration and more — built exclusively for K-12 Superintendents and their leaders.

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The White House predicts AI’s new role in education. Is it accurate?

Micah Ward -
First lady Melania Trump predicts humanoid robots will soon provide personalized instruction.
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Using AI isn’t cheating, according to students

Micah Ward -
Students say it's OK for AI to explain homework assignments, but maybe not to edit essays.
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Why AI education debates focus on a false choice

Dan Fitzpatrick and Al Kingsley -
For many schools and the educators leading them, the framing of AI adoption as primarily a tool usage issue has already been left behind.
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The Always-On Insight and Networking Platform for Superintendents and Their Teams

AI-driven insights, peer-to-peer collaboration and more — built exclusively for K-12 Superintendents and their leaders.

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Sal Khan: Regulating screen time is ‘common sense’

Micah Ward -
Leaders can expand social media restrictions to clubs and extracurriculars. The Khan Academy founder explains why.
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Here are the AI tools you’re missing out on

Micah Ward -
These three AI tools will help you become a better write, stronger researcher and understand complex topics.
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