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Education Technology

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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A new season of EmpowerED Superintendents is about to launch

Ann McMullan -
The 2026-2027 monthly broadcast season begins with "Leading and Sustaining Technology Innovations in Today’s School District Settings."
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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 federal guidance asks 5 questions about buying tech

Micah Ward -
Not all screen time is the same. How screens are used in class determines student outcomes, according to the Department of Education.
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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 screen time debate is clouding E-Rate’s future

Micah Ward -
E-Rate is a vital funding source for public schools. However, the program's future may be in jeopardy as officials conflate it with an ongoing debate surrounding screen time 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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What Canvas learned from a massive cyberattack

Alcino Donadel -
The cyberattack that rocked Canvas last spring offered a stark lesson for K12: Districts must move faster on several fronts to stay ahead of emerging threats.
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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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How to prevent data loss as new AI models advance

Justin A. Lascsak -
Data loss prevention is a multi-pronged effort that involves both technology departments in general and each of us as end-users of computing devices.
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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 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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Outcomes-based contracting: How to ensure vendors share your goals

Micah Ward -
As communities push back against unnecessary technology, optimistic leaders are shifting toward a new model for integrating edtech.
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Road to FETC | Back-to-School EdTech: Smarter Tools, More Learning

DA Staff -
Date & Time: Thursday, August 13, 2026 at 3 p.m. ET

In this fast-paced webinar, expert educators will showcase the latest classroom-ready apps, AI-powered solutions, and proven strategies that simplify planning, personalize learning, and spark meaningful student engagement.
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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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Harmful tech? Why cellphone bans only fix part of the issue

Micah Ward -
As the pushback against screens goes beyond phones, educators want edtech that is "seamless" and "untethers" the teacher from the front of the classroom.
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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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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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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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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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LAUSD’s screen ban sets new milestone in tech backlash

Micah Ward -
Los Angeles USD bans screens for students below second grade while limiting usage for older students in response to community-wide pushback against tech use.
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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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Schools ban phones. Kids check them anyway

Micah Ward -
Even with the strictest of cellphone bans, roughly half of students check their phones during class. 
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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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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 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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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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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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Instructure reaches deal with Canvas hackers to delete stolen data

Micah Ward -
A cyberattack compromising student data at nearly 9,000 schools has been resolved, ending the chaos that upended finals season for many students.
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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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Canvas breach threatens student data at 9,000 schools

Micah Ward -
Cyberattackers set a May 6 deadline, threatening to publish 3.65 terabytes of stolen data if the company did not respond.
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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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Cell phone bans aren’t showing the results leaders want

Micah Ward -
Two-thirds of states now restrict phones, and the stakes for successful implementation are higher than ever.
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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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