Logo
Oliver Buchannon
Kendell Hunter

Teacher roots, EdTech brain. Here to make K–12 news easier to keep up with.

Pulse #45: Redesigning Schools While Gaps Grow

Mar 22, 2026

•

3 min read

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

•

3 min read

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

•

4 min read

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

•

3 min read

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

•

4 min read

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

•

4 min read

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

•

3 min read

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

•

3 min read

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

•

5 min read

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

•

5 min read

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

•

5 min read

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

•

5 min read

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

•

4 min read

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

•

4 min read

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

•

4 min read

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

•

5 min read

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

•

5 min read

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

•

5 min read

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
Pulse #27: Can Schools Keep Up With AI and Change?

Nov 2, 2025

•

5 min read

Pulse #27: Can Schools Keep Up With AI and Change?

This week we’re looking at leadership changes in the nation’s largest districts, five steps to a clear AI policy, and how reading together can help students feel more connected.

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
Pulse #26: How Rising Temperatures Hurt Student Achievement

Oct 26, 2025

•

5 min read

Pulse #26: How Rising Temperatures Hurt Student Achievement

This issue looks at how climate conditions shape learning, how school choice affects families, and what new research reveals about AI’s role in keeping students motivated.

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
Pulse #25: Better Attendance Starts Here

Oct 19, 2025

•

5 min read

Pulse #25: Better Attendance Starts Here

This issue explores transparency as a leadership strategy, attendance gains driven by family partnership, and Portrait of a Learner frameworks reshaping instruction nationwide.

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
Pulse #24: New Data on Teens in ‘Relationships’ With AI

Oct 12, 2025

•

5 min read

Pulse #24: New Data on Teens in ‘Relationships’ With AI

This issue looks at teens turning to AI for companionship, school leaders using fewer metrics to drive real change, and new research showing how SEL can improve academic performance.

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
Pulse #23: What’s the Real Risk: Tylenol or Low Literacy?

Oct 5, 2025

•

5 min read

Pulse #23: What’s the Real Risk: Tylenol or Low Literacy?

This week looks at K-12’s big ideas, efforts to strengthen science teaching, and the role of low literacy in spreading misinformation on climate change and autism.

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
Pulse #22: Missing Students and Mistrust in Classrooms

Sep 28, 2025

•

5 min read

Pulse #22: Missing Students and Mistrust in Classrooms

This week looks at enrollment drops, job skills gaps, AI’s impact on trust, and why civics teaching sparks fear in many schools.

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
Pulse #21: What 9 Minutes of Exercise Can Do for Reading Scores

Sep 21, 2025

•

5 min read

Pulse #21: What 9 Minutes of Exercise Can Do for Reading Scores

This week looks at moving past the idea of AI as a time-saver, how one district is using brain science to build resilience that lasts beyond high school, and why nine minutes of exercise before a test can give students a real boost.

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
Load more

Get the most important K-12 news in your inbox every Sunday


© 2026 Pulse K-12.
Report abusePrivacy policyTerms of use
beehiivPowered by beehiiv