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Opinion By: Lisa Render Date: July 8, 2026 Share post: Facebook Linkedin Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp When most people hear the words “virtual school” or “online education,” they still picture 2020: kitchen tables turned classrooms, teachers scrambling to learn Zoom overnight, and students staring at screens while their education stalled. That experience was exhausting, discouraging—and it was not virtual school.

By: Dr. Taniya Mishra Date: July 8, 2026 Share post: Facebook Linkedin Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp With AI adoption and implementation increasing at K12 educational institutions nationwide, the question of whether to allow AI usage and teach AI skills in the classroom has become obsolete.

National news By: Matt Zalaznick Date: July 8, 2026 Share post: Facebook Linkedin Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp California’s audacious goal of having half of all K-12 students enrolled in bilingual education programs by 2030 has encountered one big stumbling block—there aren’t enough qualified bilingual teachers. To help remedy that, a $10 million grant tucked in the state budget aims to help school districts recruit high school students as future bilingual teachers.

National news By: Arkansas Advocate Date: July 8, 2026 Share post: Facebook Linkedin Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp The U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday approved Arkansas’ requests to consolidate federal funding and reduce the amount of paperwork and red tape required of school administrators.

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Higher ed By: Matt Zalaznick Date: July 8, 2026 Share post: Facebook Linkedin Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Today’s political forces threatening academic freedom and institutional autonomy stem from declining trust in higher education, a new analysis contends.

LeadershipPeople to Watch By: Matt Zalaznick Date: July 8, 2026 Share post: Facebook Linkedin Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Andre D. Spencer, who has led two previous districts over a 15-year span, was selected as the next superintendent of New Jersey’s Willingboro Township Public Schools. Spencer is the superintendent of Teaneck Public Schools, also in New Jersey, and also led Colorado’s Harrison School District 2 for more than five years.

Opinion By: Jon Deane Date: July 7, 2026 Share post: Facebook Linkedin Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Every June, a common worry resurfaces in households across the country: how can I give my child a needed break, while not sacrificing the academic progress made this year? Decades of research into the “summer slide” suggest that students return to school in the fall scoring, on average, about a month behind where they left off in the spring.