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Pulse #58: Show Up Before September

Jun 21, 2026

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Pulse #58: Show Up Before September

Home visits, edtech decisions, and what career ed is missing

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
Pulse #57: Decisions Without the Right Information

Jun 14, 2026

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Pulse #57: Decisions Without the Right Information

This week, the data is there. The question is whether the right people are seeing it.

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
Pulse #56: New Ways to Engage

Jun 7, 2026

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Pulse #56: New Ways to Engage

What works for one district may not work for another. Is it worth experimenting anyway?

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
Pulse #55: From Test Scores to Family Fear

May 31, 2026

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Pulse #55: From Test Scores to Family Fear

When we talk about screen time, are we talking about TikTok or Google Docs? Five stories worth reading this week.

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
Pulse #54: The Gaps Hiding in Plain Sight

May 24, 2026

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Pulse #54: The Gaps Hiding in Plain Sight

This week's stories look at what schools are missing inside systems that appear to be working.

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
Pulse #53: What Schools Are Still Solving

May 17, 2026

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Pulse #53: What Schools Are Still Solving

This week’s stories show how leaders are responding to academic recovery, digital systems, and policy decisions.

Kendell Hunter
Kendell Hunter
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
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