The Department of Education Just Set the Bar for Classroom AI. Most Tools Have Never Been Asked to Clear It.
The Department of Education's new guidance gives every classroom AI tool five questions to answer. Here is what real compliance takes.
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Notes on AI and leadership insights: leadership, recognition, and the practical use of AI to see and honor the people your institution runs on.
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Leadership Everyone Is Hiring a Chief AI Officer. The Title Doesn't Do the Work.
76 percent of companies now have a Chief AI Officer, up from 26 percent last year. Here is what the role actually does, and what it does not fix. -
AI in Practice Every Company Is Choosing In-House or Outsourced AI Training. Neither One Builds What Lasts.
In-house vs outsourced AI training is the wrong debate. Here is the real question school and corporate leaders should ask first. -
Education Operations The AI Policy Is Adopted. Does Anyone in the Building Know What It Says?
Ohio, Idaho, Maryland, Oklahoma, and Virginia now require an AI policy for schools. Here is what real compliance takes beyond the document. -
Education Operations School Districts Are Ending Up in State Financial Oversight. The Numbers Were Never Sudden.
School district financial oversight is rising in 2026. Here is why the warning signs get missed, and how business offices catch them sooner. -
AI in Practice Your Candidates Are Being Interviewed by AI. Most Were Never Told.
63 percent of job seekers have now faced an AI interview. Most were never told. Here is what leaders owe candidates before they hit send. -
AI in Practice 29 Percent of Your Employees Are Quietly Sabotaging Your AI Rollout
New research finds 29% of employees admit to sabotaging their company's AI rollout. Here is why employees sabotage AI rollouts, and what closes the gap. -
Leadership Companies Are Cutting Middle Managers to Fund AI. Something Load-Bearing Goes With Them.
Gartner predicts one in five companies will cut over half their middle managers for AI this year. Here is what a flattened org actually loses. -
AI in Practice AI Now Helps Write Performance Reviews. Somebody Still Has to Own the Verdict.
AI is showing up inside performance reviews. Here is what the bias research says, and what leaders owe employees before they trust it. -
AI in Practice The EU AI Act Just Started Enforcing AI Literacy. Is Your Training Real?
The EU AI Act's AI literacy training requirement is now enforced. Here is what actually counts as compliant training, and what does not. -
Education Operations Congress Might Fund Your AI Training. Don't Wait to Find Out.
A new bill, the K-12 AI Literacy and Readiness Act, could let districts use federal funds for AI training. Here is how to get ready before it passes. -
AI in Practice Your AI Notetaker Is Listening to More Than the Meeting
AI notetakers now sit in on most meetings by default. Here is what the 2026 privacy backlash means for leaders, and how to set real consent rules.
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