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Pulse #52: What Schools Depend On

May 10, 2026

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Pulse #52: What Schools Depend On

Schools face new questions about digital systems, student support, and life after graduation.

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
Pulse #51: Rethinking Student Support

May 3, 2026

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Pulse #51: Rethinking Student Support

A look at how educators are making schoolwork more purposeful and support easier to connect.

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
Pulse #50: Building Better Habits for Learning

Apr 26, 2026

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Pulse #50: Building Better Habits for Learning

A look at how educators are guiding AI use, rebuilding focus, and widening support for students.

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
Pulse #49: The Work Behind School Improvement

Apr 19, 2026

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Pulse #49: The Work Behind School Improvement

Where schools are tightening expectations, building support, and making improvement stick.

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
Pulse #48: Schools Need Clearer Systems

Apr 12, 2026

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Pulse #48: Schools Need Clearer Systems

A look at where schools are tightening expectations, building support, and trying to make improvement stick.

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
Pulse #47: Literacy, Grades, and AI Decisions

Apr 5, 2026

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Pulse #47: Literacy, Grades, and AI Decisions

Georgia expands literacy support, families misunderstand grades, and districts rethink who owns AI decisions

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
Pulse #46: When AI Changes the System

Mar 29, 2026

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Pulse #46: When AI Changes the System

AI moves into instruction, districts rethink support, and graduation starts to shift beyond tests

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
Pulse #45: Redesigning Schools While Gaps Grow

Mar 22, 2026

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Pulse #45: Redesigning Schools While Gaps Grow

As states push for more control, new data shows struggling students are falling further behind.

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
Pulse #44: AI Risks, Attendance Progress, and What Leaders Are Watching

Mar 15, 2026

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Pulse #44: AI Risks, Attendance Progress, and What Leaders Are Watching

New data on student AI use, coalition-building strategies, and promising literacy gains.

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
Pulse #43: Where AI, Engagement, and School Design Are Heading

Mar 8, 2026

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Pulse #43: Where AI, Engagement, and School Design Are Heading

AI literacy spreads in high schools, districts test microschools, and engagement remains key to recovery.

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
Pulse #42: What the Latest Recovery Data Tells Us

Mar 1, 2026

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Pulse #42: What the Latest Recovery Data Tells Us

Recovery progress, tutoring gains, career visibility, teacher diversity, and the housing pressures shaping district strategy.

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
Pulse #41: Global AI Benchmarks Are Set. Are We Ready?

Feb 22, 2026

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Pulse #41: Global AI Benchmarks Are Set. Are We Ready?

Global AI benchmarks are coming, but this week’s stories show readiness depends on much more than technology.

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
Pulse 40: The Warning Signs Schools Can’t Miss

Feb 15, 2026

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Pulse 40: The Warning Signs Schools Can’t Miss

Reading gaps, attendance patterns, and grading shifts all point to one thing: early signals shape long-term outcomes.

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
Pulse #39: Innovation Keeps Coming. Systems Aren’t Ready.

Feb 8, 2026

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Pulse #39: Innovation Keeps Coming. Systems Aren’t Ready.

From AI adoption to leadership strain and early learning gaps, this week’s stories show what happens when innovation outpaces the systems meant to support it.

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
Pulse #38: Why ICE Is a School Issue Right Now

Feb 1, 2026

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Pulse #38: Why ICE Is a School Issue Right Now

This week’s Pulse looks at how immigration enforcement is shaping schools.

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
Pulse #37: Making Decisions Without a Map

Jan 25, 2026

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Pulse #37: Making Decisions Without a Map

This week’s Pulse looks at how schools are responding to change, from AI’s growing influence on early learning to practical strategies districts are using to strengthen student engagement and attendance.

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
Pulse #36: Why Connection Is Showing Up as a Strategy

Jan 18, 2026

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Pulse #36: Why Connection Is Showing Up as a Strategy

This week we’re covering: what superintendents say matters most, why summer programs are delivering gains, and how simple relationship-building is strengthening trust.

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
Pulse #35: Mastery, Motivation, and a Shifting Public School Landscape

Jan 11, 2026

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Pulse #35: Mastery, Motivation, and a Shifting Public School Landscape

This week we’re looking at what happens when schools prioritize mastery over seat time, how AI design choices affect student well-being, and why enrollment losses are hitting affluent districts hardest.

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
Pulse #34: What Actually Moved the Needle

Jan 4, 2026

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Pulse #34: What Actually Moved the Needle

This week, we’re covering the leadership moves that mattered most in 2025, the gap between AI adoption and guidance, and practical instructional strategies that preserve rigor.

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
Pulse #33: What Happens When Students Don’t Feel Safe at School

Dec 14, 2025

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Pulse #33: What Happens When Students Don’t Feel Safe at School

This week we’re looking at how immigration policy is reshaping student attendance and trust in schools, what real AI readiness requires beyond new tools, and why civics education needs a reset for the digital age.

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
Pulse #32: Rethinking What Really Moves Learning

Dec 7, 2025

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Pulse #32: Rethinking What Really Moves Learning

This week we’re looking at what’s keeping district leaders up at night, why outcomes-based tech buying is gaining traction and what new research says about the role AI tutors could play in supporting student learning.

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
Pulse #31: Can Students Spot Misinformation?

Nov 30, 2025

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Pulse #31: Can Students Spot Misinformation?

This week we’re looking at how principals show up in their communities, what students need to thrive in an AI-driven world, and how teachers can help kids navigate misinformation. Plus, a closer look at NAEP proficiency and whooping cough trends.

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
Pulse #30: What Teachers Need to Succeed

Nov 22, 2025

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Pulse #30: What Teachers Need to Succeed

This week we’re looking at what really drives teacher success, AI’s growing role in the classroom, and the data gaps states must tackle to support career readiness.

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
Pulse #29: Smarter Systems for a Tougher Year

Nov 16, 2025

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Pulse #29: Smarter Systems for a Tougher Year

This week we cover how schools are strengthening MTSS, building executive functioning from the earliest grades, and shaping practical AI policy.

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
Pulse #28: The Push to Go Gradeless

Nov 9, 2025

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Pulse #28: The Push to Go Gradeless

This week we cover how AI is pushing schools to rethink grading, how states are tackling chronic absenteeism, and why young adults are stepping in to strengthen student mental health.

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
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