The Classroom Practitioner
Media Literacy Doesn't Stick as a Unit. Here's What Does.
A three-minute weekly routine that builds digital literacy through repetition, woven into content-area instruction rather than delivered as a standalone lesson.
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The District Decider
When a Superintendent Leaves Overnight
Three days after Alberto Carvalho resigned, LAUSD named a new superintendent. Whether your board could move that fast depends on decisions you have already made.
The District Decider
LAUSD confirmed its acting superintendent in three days. Every district board should study the decision.
When the second-largest school district confirmed Andres Chait as permanent superintendent three days after Carvalho's resignation amid a federal investigation, the board made a governance argument under pressure. Here is the decision frame.
The District Decider
Oregon is questioning compulsory attendance, and the research backs the instinct
A state proposal to replace enforcement-based attendance law with engagement-focused alternatives reflects what the data from districts like Detroit already shows.
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Every claim is checked against independent, named sources before it runs. If it can't be verified, it doesn't publish.
Under an editor of record
Bright Learning publishes under the editorial direction of Sam Naji, to a single standard: evidence first, clarity always.
Built for decisions, not clicks
Three columns a week for the people who run, teach, and support schools. No vendor agendas, no hype cycle.
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The District Decider
Where AI policy meets the org chart. The risk framing, the peer precedent, and the board-ready language to decide with confidence, plus one usable artifact in every issue.
- When a Superintendent Leaves Overnight
- LAUSD confirmed its acting superintendent in three days. Every district board should study the decision.
- Oregon is questioning compulsory attendance, and the research backs the instinct
Wednesdays
The Classroom Practitioner
Field notes from the front of the room. Classroom-tested moves for teaching with AI and around it, in plain language, with zero corporate speak.
- The screens are coming out of your classroom. Here is how to teach when they do.
- Giving students an AI tool is not the same as getting them to use it
- Wednesdays are for the people actually doing this
Fridays
The Worried Optimist
A steady read on a fast-moving subject. What AI in schools actually means for your kid, and what to do about it at home, without the hype or the dread.
- Summer slide is real for some kids. Here is what actually protects against it.
- Your kid thinks everyone else uses AI more than they do
- Hope without hype: a note to parents