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July 3
AI in education
Giving AI 70 Percent of the Teaching Revealed What Humans Do Better
When a major workforce training nonprofit handed 70 percent of its instruction to AI, researchers found nearly half of learners never used the tool. The reason why changes everything about…
Innovation
Same Teacher, Two Years: What Research Says Schools Keep Getting Wrong
Research confirms what parents of struggling learners already sense: keeping the same teacher for two years raises test scores, cuts suspensions, and preserves the hard-earned knowledge of what the child…
AI in education
Schools Are Buying AI Tutors. Most Skip the Question That Actually Matters.
North Carolina slashed Khanmigo AI tutor funding from $10 million to $500,000 after researchers questioned the evidence. The right question isn’t how much to spend on AI tutoring. It’s whether…
July 2
Education policy
Special Ed Moved to a New Agency: What Parents Need to Know Now
On June 16, 2026, special ed administration moved to HHS and civil rights enforcement moved to DOJ. Your child's rights under IDEA did not change. The accountability chain above them…
Education policy
Federal Data That Protects Special Ed Kids Is Six Months Overdue
The federal dataset that tracks disability services in every public school was due in December. It's still missing. At the same time, $15 billion in special ed funding is being…
AI in education
Want Kids Ready for AI Jobs? Fix the Reading Gap First
New data show P-TECH’s multi-system model lifts first-generation and diverse learners into AI-era careers. The design principles behind it are what reading science has backed for decades—and what struggling learners…
AI in education
Want Kids Ready for AI Jobs? Fix the Reading Gap First
New data show P-TECH’s multi-system model lifts first-generation and diverse learners into AI-era careers. The design principles behind it are what reading science has backed for decades—and what struggling learners…
Education policy
California Put Schools Under the Governor. For Struggling Readers, Here Is What Matters.
California replaced its elected school chief with a governor-appointed director. The governance case is documented and real. Whether it improves reading outcomes for struggling learners depends on what the new…
Education policy
When Budgets Tighten, At-Risk Students Lose Schools Built for Them
A district says enrollment decline requires a cheaper building. Parents say moving at-risk students to portables behind the school they fled will undo the one environment where their kids finally…
Education policy
When Budgets Tighten, At-Risk Students Lose Schools Built for Them
A district says enrollment decline requires a cheaper building. Parents say moving at-risk students to portables behind the school they fled will undo the one environment where their kids finally…