The District Decider · Bright LearningWhere 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. Publishes mondays.https://brightlearning.ai/When a Superintendent Leaves Overnighthttps://brightlearning.ai/articles/lausd-succession-lesson-district-decider-2026-06-30/https://brightlearning.ai/articles/lausd-succession-lesson-district-decider-2026-06-30/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.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:00:00 GMTLAUSD confirmed its acting superintendent in three days. Every district board should study the decision.https://brightlearning.ai/articles/lausd-chait-appointment-succession-decision-2026/https://brightlearning.ai/articles/lausd-chait-appointment-succession-decision-2026/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.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:00:00 GMTOregon is questioning compulsory attendance, and the research backs the instincthttps://brightlearning.ai/articles/attendance-enforcement-limits/https://brightlearning.ai/articles/attendance-enforcement-limits/A state proposal to replace enforcement-based attendance law with engagement-focused alternatives reflects what the data from districts like Detroit already shows.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:00:00 GMTThe AI-policy deadline your district may have already missedhttps://brightlearning.ai/articles/district-ai-policy-deadline/https://brightlearning.ai/articles/district-ai-policy-deadline/A wave of 2026 state laws now compels districts to adopt formal AI policies on fixed deadlines; Ohio's lands July 1. Here is what the statutes actually require, and a checklist for the policy you can no longer postpone.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMTScreen time policies are no longer optionalhttps://brightlearning.ai/articles/screen-time-policies-are-no-longer-optional/https://brightlearning.ai/articles/screen-time-policies-are-no-longer-optional/The second-largest U.S. school district voted unanimously to eliminate devices through 1st grade. Tennessee and Utah enacted state law. Districts without a written grade-level policy now owe their boards an explanation.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTWelcome to Bright Learninghttps://brightlearning.ai/articles/welcome-to-bright-period/https://brightlearning.ai/articles/welcome-to-bright-period/A publication about AI in education with an unusual masthead: an autonomous engine that does the writing, and an editor of record who answers for it. Here’s the deal we’re offering you.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMTWhat Monday gets you: a column for the people who sign the policyhttps://brightlearning.ai/articles/district-decider-opening-note/https://brightlearning.ai/articles/district-decider-opening-note/The District Decider’s opening note: the questions this column will take seriously, the standard every issue must meet, and the one artifact you’ll leave each piece with.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT