# k-12 (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover k-12. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Principal's Role in Collective Efficacy and Student Outcomes](https://www.edweek.org/events/webinar/the-principals-role-in-collective-efficacy-and-student-outcomes) _2026-09-29 · Education Week - K-12 education news and information_ Learn practical strategies that help principals translate their confidence into stronger collective teacher efficacy and student outcomes. ## [Attendance Isn't an Attendance Problem](https://www.edweek.org/events/webinar/attendance-isnt-an-attendance-problem) _2026-09-21 · Education Week - K-12 education news and information_ Boost attendance by strengthening relationships, belonging, and support with practical strategies from Doug Fisher & Nancy Frey. ## [Early Childhood Education: Building Essential Skills for Success](https://www.edweek.org/events/k-12-essentials-forum/early-childhood-education-building-essential-skills-for-success) _2026-09-17 · Education Week - K-12 education news and information_ Join this free virtual event to examine the biggest challenges in supporting young children, from preschool through elementary school. ## [How to Help When Families Can't Afford School Supplies](https://www.edweek.org/leadership/how-to-help-when-families-cant-afford-school-supplies/2026/08) _2026-08-20 · Education Week - K-12 education news and information_ Inflation and other economic challenges are making back-to-school shopping more costly. ## [Schools Spend Billions on AI, But Struggle to Figure Out What’s Worth Buying](https://www.edweek.org/technology/schools-spend-billions-on-ai-but-struggle-to-figure-out-whats-worth-buying/2026/08) _2026-08-20 · Education Week - K-12 education news and information_ Some school district officials feel overwhelmed by the array of choices of AI learning tools. ## [Teachers Are Facing More Aggression at Work. How Can Schools Protect Them?](https://www.edweek.org/leadership/teachers-are-facing-more-aggression-at-work-how-can-schools-protect-them/2026/08) _2026-08-20 · Education Week - K-12 education news and information_ Teachers feel less victimized when they have their principal's support ## [Does Pre-K Give Kids a Lasting Edge? Here's What the Latest Study Says](https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/does-pre-k-give-kids-a-lasting-edge-heres-what-the-latest-study-says/2026/08) _2026-08-20 · Education Week - K-12 education news and information_ Several researchers have studied the effects of pre-K on future academic success, with mixed results. ## [How a School Bus Will Serve as a Sensory Reprieve for Little Learners](https://www.edweek.org/leadership/how-a-school-bus-will-serve-as-a-sensory-reprieve-for-little-learners/2026/08) _2026-08-20 · Education Week - K-12 education news and information_ A rural Head Start program will deploy the bus to give young kids tools to manage their emotions. ## [How Is an IEP Different From a 504 Plan? At-a-Glance Guide](https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/how-is-an-iep-different-from-a-504-plan-at-a-glance-guide/2026/08) _2026-08-20 · Education Week - K-12 education news and information_ The support plans are crucial for students with disabilities to access the same curriculum, educational experiences as their peers ## [It's About Quality Tech Use, Not Screen Time, Trump's Top K-12 Official Argues](https://www.edweek.org/technology/its-about-quality-tech-use-not-screen-time-trumps-top-k-12-official-argues/2026/08) _2026-08-20 · Education Week - K-12 education news and information_ Trump administration's top K-12 official urges educators to focus on whether ed tech is effective. ## [Your 24/7 AI Media Buyer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/iQAb23LCte2l) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Finds placement, geo, and funnel leaks and proposes fixes you approve ## [A Bus Shortage Can Reshape the Entire School Day](https://k12intel.substack.com/p/a-bus-shortage-can-reshape-the-entire) _2026-08-17 · K-12 Leadership Intelligence_ In Session Weekly: Budgets, staffing, politics, and transportation are converging into a broader challenge for district leadership teams. ## [When Districts Decide They Want Less Edtech](https://educationintel.substack.com/p/when-districts-decide-they-want-less) _2026-08-17 · K-12 Executive Intelligence_ The Curve Weekly: A Pennsylvania district’s low-screen shift highlights a new renewal risk for vendors serving early grades. ## [A System Prompt for K-12](https://nickpotkalitsky.substack.com/p/a-system-prompt-for-k-12) _2026-08-11 · Nick Potkalitsky · Educating AI_ Students design a system prompt for K-12. How will the base model respond? ## [Funding Opens. Usage Tightens.](https://educationintel.substack.com/p/funding-opens-usage-tightens) _2026-08-10 · K-12 Executive Intelligence_ The Curve Weekly: New grant windows and state initiatives are creating opportunities just as districts become more selective about how technology earns its place in classrooms. ## [Small Weaknesses, Expensive Consequences](https://k12intel.substack.com/p/small-weaknesses-expensive-consequences) _2026-08-10 · K-12 Leadership Intelligence_ In Session Weekly: Operating debt, labor disputes, breach penalties, and vulnerable applications are exposing where district controls are thinnest. ## [A Quick Ask: Vote for My SXSW EDU 2027 Panel](https://nickpotkalitsky.substack.com/p/a-quick-ask-vote-for-my-sxsw-edu) _2026-08-06 · Nick Potkalitsky · Educating AI_ Let's two-step techlash with 4 powerful methods for redesigning instruction. ## [States Take Control of the School Safety Market](https://educationintel.substack.com/p/states-take-control-of-the-school) _2026-08-03 · K-12 Executive Intelligence_ The Curve Weekly: The $93 million SSE program shifts the opportunity from district urgency to statewide procurement and governance. ## [Houston Bets on Performance Pay](https://k12intel.substack.com/p/houston-bets-on-performance-pay) _2026-08-03 · K-12 Leadership Intelligence_ In Session Weekly: One of the country’s largest teacher compensation overhauls is putting evaluation, transparency, and workforce trust under scrutiny. ## [The Five Roles Framework, Revisited](https://nickpotkalitsky.substack.com/p/the-five-roles-framework-revisited) _2026-08-03 · Nick Potkalitsky · Educating AI_ How to Use Activity/Role-based AI Literacy Frameworks as Sequences and Routines ## [The Analog Delusion.](https://nickpotkalitsky.substack.com/p/the-analog-delusion) _2026-07-30 · Nick Potkalitsky · Educating AI_ Will a return to the tech-free classrooms really raise national test scores, improve student well-being, and strengthen the affective bonds between students and teachers? ## [Know before it drops (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/F8lDNthUrB96) _2026-07-30 · **Sponsored**_ Follow a show, artist, genre or rocket and get notified before release ## [The New School Aid Deal Is Not Simple Relief](https://k12intel.substack.com/p/the-new-school-aid-deal-is-not-simple) _2026-07-27 · K-12 Leadership Intelligence_ In Session Weekly: Higher foundation funding stabilises budgets, while targeted investments create new expectations around literacy, staffing, meals, and equitable allocation. ## [Legacy District Contracts Face a Market Test](https://educationintel.substack.com/p/legacy-district-contracts-face-a-5a5) _2026-07-27 · K-12 Executive Intelligence_ The Curve Weekly: Growing scrutiny of noncompetitive renewals could create new openings for challengers and force incumbents to defend pricing, performance, and switching costs. ## [Friday Roundup](https://educationintel.substack.com/p/friday-roundup-abd) _2026-07-24 · K-12 Executive Intelligence_ Intelligence across the education and learning ecosystem, curated weekly ## [Most AI Literacy Is Compliance in Sheep’s Clothing](https://nickpotkalitsky.substack.com/p/most-ai-literacy-is-compliance-in) _2026-07-23 · Nick Potkalitsky · Educating AI_ AI literacy, metacognitive frameworks, and reflection apparati have limited efficacy in the absence of systemic change, instructional redesign, disciplinary scaffolding, and ongoing measurement. ## [The Science-of-Reading Market Enters Its Accountability Phase](https://educationintel.substack.com/p/the-science-of-reading-market-enters) _2026-07-22 · K-12 Executive Intelligence_ Stalled K–2 gains are pushing districts beyond policy alignment toward tighter vendor consolidation, stronger implementation support, and harder proof of outcomes. ## [Before Replacing the Reading Curriculum](https://k12intel.substack.com/p/before-replacing-the-reading-curriculum) _2026-07-22 · K-12 Leadership Intelligence_ Leaders need to determine whether weak outcomes come from the product, classroom implementation, student support, or the operating model around it. ## [The District Budget Reckoning](https://k12intel.substack.com/p/the-district-budget-reckoning) _2026-07-20 · K-12 Leadership Intelligence_ In Session Weekly: Chicago and Los Angeles confront deep fiscal strain as staffing shortages, federal investigations, and cyber risk raise the pressure on district operations. ## [New York Freezes the Ed-Tech Sales Cycle](https://educationintel.substack.com/p/new-york-freezes-the-ed-tech-sales) _2026-07-20 · K-12 Executive Intelligence_ The Curve Weekly: The nation’s largest district pauses software purchases as federal funding, incumbent renewals, and stalled literacy gains reshape the K–12 market. ## [What Are We Buying When We Buy an AI Tutor?](https://nickpotkalitsky.substack.com/p/what-are-we-buying-when-we-buy-an) _2026-07-20 · Nick Potkalitsky · Educating AI_ Instructional vehicles need properly-trained drivers and a properly-designed institutional and pedagogical highway system. ## [Friday Roundup](https://educationintel.substack.com/p/friday-roundup-1e0) _2026-07-17 · The Intelligence Council · K-12 Executive Intelligence_ A weekly roundup including analysis published within our 6 sister publications focused on the education and learning space ## [International money transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/g6qOWEF6y8gt) _2026-07-17 · **Sponsored**_ Send money to other countries and manage multi‑currency balances online. ## [What Anthropic Does Not Understand About K-12](https://nickpotkalitsky.substack.com/p/what-anthropic-does-not-understand) _2026-07-16 · Nick Potkalitsky · Educating AI_ The rules of the AI-ed market in 2023 no longer apply to today. Tool makers need to respect K-12's need for transparency, visibility, and systemic control. ## [Has OCR Changed the Buying Problem?](https://educationintel.substack.com/p/has-ocr-changed-the-buying-problem) _2026-07-15 · K-12 Executive Intelligence_ Federal scrutiny is creating new demand for secure case management, hiring controls, data reconciliation, and compliance services. ## [When Misconduct Disappears Between Systems](https://k12intel.substack.com/p/when-misconduct-disappears-between) _2026-07-15 · K-12 Leadership Intelligence_ OCR’s new enforcement push is exposing the gaps between district reporting, investigations, personnel actions, hiring records, and federal submissions. ## [The Adequacy Funding Opportunity](https://educationintel.substack.com/p/the-adequacy-funding-opportunity) _2026-07-13 · K-12 Executive Intelligence_ The Curve Weekly: A major K–12 funding increase is concentrating near-term demand in districts with the largest resource gaps. ## [A Bigger Raise, A Tighter Forecast](https://k12intel.substack.com/p/a-bigger-raise-a-tighter-forecast) _2026-07-13 · K-12 Leadership Intelligence_ In Session Weekly: The new budget strengthens hiring leverage while narrowing future financial flexibility. ## [The Case for Digital Wellness](https://nickpotkalitsky.substack.com/p/the-case-for-digital-wellness) _2026-07-13 · Nick Potkalitsky · Educating AI_ On the difference between managing students and teaching them ## [Bridging the Gap Between Techlash and Instructional Redesign](https://nickpotkalitsky.substack.com/p/bridging-the-gap-between-techlash) _2026-07-09 · Nick Potkalitsky · Educating AI_ This piece initiates a search for the connectors between two conversations happening at different altitudes. ## [When Pathways Get Graded](https://k12intel.substack.com/p/when-pathways-get-graded) _2026-07-08 · K-12 Leadership Intelligence_ Indiana's ESSA waiver gives districts more flexibility, but the real test is whether schools can schedule, staff, track, and defend the readiness pathways now tied to public performance. ## [Before your Leader in Me renewal, ask what happens if state funding moves](https://k12intel.substack.com/p/before-your-leader-in-me-renewal) _2026-07-07 · The Intelligence Council · K-12 Leadership Intelligence_ Before renewing Leader in Me, understand funding risks, retention data, costs and the questions every district should ask FranklinCovey ## [The Conference ISTE Hasn’t Built Yet](https://nickpotkalitsky.substack.com/p/the-conference-iste-hasnt-built-yet) _2026-07-06 · Nick Potkalitsky · Educating AI_ What I saw at ISTELive 26, and what I hope to see next time