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Ed Tech’s 5% Problem

Ed Tech’s 5% Problem

September 21, 2026

Great AI tutors don't matter if students don't use them.

A Tale of Two Threats

A Tale of Two Threats

September 18, 2026

The news is abuzz with controversy surrounding data centers and Artificial Intelligence, or AI.  The former faces opposition from people concerned about the impact data centers will have if built in their community.  Their gravamen is that data centers will dry up their groundwater and pull so much power from the local electric grid that

Schools of Distraction

Schools of Distraction

September 18, 2026

A new report finds that high schools are overrun by screens and AI-enabled shortcuts.

Heritage Americans vs. Americans

Heritage Americans vs. Americans

September 17, 2026

The difference between an American and a so-called Heritage American is the difference between a chair and an electric chair.

Virginia Policymakers Encouraged the Data Center Boom; Now They Want to Rein It In.

Virginia Policymakers Encouraged the Data Center Boom; Now They Want to Rein It In.

September 17, 2026

Virginia needs an energy policy capable of powering the success it helped create. Scapegoating data centers is not an energy policy.

How Leaders Can Fix a Broken School Culture

How Leaders Can Fix a Broken School Culture

September 16, 2026

A new book urges school leaders to raise “adult expectations”

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