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Pulse #14: Recovery, AI, and Steps Every District Can Take

Aug 3, 2025

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Pulse #14: Recovery, AI, and Steps Every District Can Take

This week’s issue looks at uneven pandemic recovery for kids, smart strategies for adopting AI, and how districts can protect student data without needing a big budget.

Kendell Hunter

Pulse #13: Integrating AI, Confronting Inequity

Jul 27, 2025

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6 min read

Pulse #13: Integrating AI, Confronting Inequity

This week we’re talking about leadership in tough moments, new AI research on student learning, and alarming equity gaps for students with disabilities.

Kendell Hunter

Pulse #12: Teaching in a Time of Tech, Tension, and Transformation

Jul 20, 2025

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5 min read

Pulse #12: Teaching in a Time of Tech, Tension, and Transformation

From embracing mistakes at the start of the year to rethinking how we teach with tech and AI, schools continue to move away from rigid, old-school approaches. Many are also doubling down on engagement strategies that can make an impact on attendance and engagement from day one.

Kendell Hunter

Pulse #11: Crisis of Career Readiness and What Middle Schoolers Are Telling AI

Jul 13, 2025

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5 min read

Pulse #11: Crisis of Career Readiness and What Middle Schoolers Are Telling AI

What are middle schoolers revealing about stress in anonymous chats with AI? Why are so many teens feeling unprepared for life after graduation? And how are schools redesigning leadership, literacy, and language learning? Dive in for answers.

Kendell Hunter

Pulse #10: From AI Skepticism to a Surprising Screen-Time Solution

Jul 6, 2025

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6 min read

Pulse #10: From AI Skepticism to a Surprising Screen-Time Solution

Why are middle schoolers skeptical about AI? Could podcasts be the secret to reducing screen time? What happens when central offices lead by serving? Explore how schools are rethinking leadership, instruction, and student engagement.

Kendell Hunter

Pulse #09: Purposeful AI, Stronger Engagement, and Lower Absenteeism

Jun 29, 2025

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Pulse #09: Purposeful AI, Stronger Engagement, and Lower Absenteeism

Explore how schools are addressing chronic absenteeism, rethinking teacher retention with team-based models and wellness strategies, and embedding AI in ways that foster connection and purpose.

Kendell Hunter

Pulse #08: Evolving strategies in AI, instruction, staffing, and policy

Jun 22, 2025

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5 min read

Pulse #08: Evolving strategies in AI, instruction, staffing, and policy

Learn how schools are rethinking AI training, boosting math engagement through real-world connections, easing teacher burnout with 4-day weeks, and navigating new state discipline policies.

Kendell Hunter

Pulse #07: Big Changes in How Students Learn, Lead, and Are Recognized

Jun 15, 2025

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Pulse #07: Big Changes in How Students Learn, Lead, and Are Recognized

States go all-in on competency-based learning, immigration raids rattle schools, and the College Board ends race-based scholarships

Kendell Hunter

Pulse #06: What to Do Before a Crisis, Plus a Literacy Turnaround Story

Jun 8, 2025

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4 min read

Pulse #06: What to Do Before a Crisis, Plus a Literacy Turnaround Story

From crisis response plans to purpose-driven mental health, we’re tracking what’s shaping school leadership this summer, including a literacy turnaround, career prep beyond college, and this year’s top edtech wins.

Kendell Hunter

Pulse #05: Phone Bans, Title III Cuts, and Summer Outreach

Jun 1, 2025

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4 min read

Pulse #05: Phone Bans, Title III Cuts, and Summer Outreach

From deportation-driven absenteeism to Title III funding cuts, we’re tracking what’s shaping summer and fall. Inside: new research on PLCs, lessons from a strict phone ban, and practical tips for boosting math confidence and supporting student mental health.

Kendell Hunter

Pulse #04: 7 Big Moves in K–12: Edtech Cuts, Algebra Equity, and a Literacy Lawsuit

May 18, 2025

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Pulse #04: 7 Big Moves in K–12: Edtech Cuts, Algebra Equity, and a Literacy Lawsuit

From districts rethinking edtech to teletherapy transforming student support, this issue covers what’s working, what’s changing, and where school leaders are focused now.

Kendell Hunter

Pulse #03: Mind the Gaps: STEM, Staffing, and Spending

May 4, 2025

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5 min read

Pulse #03: Mind the Gaps: STEM, Staffing, and Spending

AI's role in schools grows, but so are the concerns. The STEM gender gap is back, teacher shortages are rising, and tariffs are straining budgets. See how districts are adapting and why California’s new literacy bill matters.

Kendell Hunter

Pulse #02: Urgency and Opportunity: Inside K–12’s Most Pressing Challenges

Apr 13, 2025

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Pulse #02: Urgency and Opportunity: Inside K–12’s Most Pressing Challenges

From shifting DEI mandates and chronic absenteeism to teacher pipeline efforts and AI integration, school leaders are navigating urgency, equity, and long-term planning. Plus, updates on a Supreme Court case that could reshape parental rights in public education.

Kendell Hunter

Apr 1, 2025

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5 min read

Pulse #01: From AI to Accountability

From navigating AI in classrooms to tackling chronic absenteeism, this issue spotlights the latest challenges and solutions shaping schools. Plus, a look at state testing debates, career readiness trends, and what COVID-era predictions got right.

Kendell Hunter

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Read the Latest Issues

Pulse #14: Recovery, AI, and Steps Every District Can Take

Pulse #13: Integrating AI, Confronting Inequity

Pulse #12: Teaching in a Time of Tech, Tension, and Transformation

Pulse #11: Crisis of Career Readiness and What Middle Schoolers Are Telling AI

Pulse #10: From AI Skepticism to a Surprising Screen-Time Solution

Pulse #09: Purposeful AI, Stronger Engagement, and Lower Absenteeism

Pulse #08: Evolving strategies in AI, instruction, staffing, and policy

Pulse #07: Big Changes in How Students Learn, Lead, and Are Recognized

Pulse #06: What to Do Before a Crisis, Plus a Literacy Turnaround Story

Pulse #05: Phone Bans, Title III Cuts, and Summer Outreach

Pulse #04: 7 Big Moves in K–12: Edtech Cuts, Algebra Equity, and a Literacy Lawsuit

Pulse #03: Mind the Gaps: STEM, Staffing, and Spending

Pulse #02: Urgency and Opportunity: Inside K–12’s Most Pressing Challenges

Pulse #01: From AI to Accountability

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