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Alexander Kurz, Shauna Campbell

Concerns about student math performance in the U.S. have grown in recent years, driven by persistent disparities, pandemic-related disruptions, and stagnating or declining national achievement scores.

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Districts and AI: Early Adopters Focus More on Students in 2025-26

Bree Dusseault, Jared Hurwitz, Anagha Mandayam

Introduction More Early Adopters are piloting systemwide AI strategies Early Adopters focus more on students, mostly with new tools Reimaginers keep pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with AI Districts must advance more coherent AI strategies for teaching and learning Across the country, the approach schools take towards Generative AI has changed: it’s moved from usage bans to pockets of experimentation to a broader conversation about how schools can and should use AI to enhance teaching, learning, and operations.

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Outmatched: Special Education Can’t Solve Problems Rooted in the Education Delivery System

Ashley Jochim, Alexander Kurz

In early 2025, the National Center for Education Statistics quietly announced a new record: 7.9 million public school students were identified with a disability under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

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Making Room for What Matters: Innovative School Leaders Want Accountability, but With a Lighter Footprint

Chelsea Waite, David Nitkin, Janette Avelar

Across the country, school leaders are reimagining how students learn—designing models that are more engaging, effective, and connected to the world students are entering.

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The State of the American Student — 2025

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Our studies span governance, systems, and practice in public education. Through our reports we help make sense of complex trends and data, communicate new possibilities for system change, and provide guidance and thought leadership to support that change.

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