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  1. Student agency with AI: a student's pencil draws one glowing path forward while branching AI suggestions fade above the notebookStudent Agency in the Age of AIAI can support student agency or weaken it. The difference depends on who sets the goal, makes the decisions, and evaluates the result.Oct 126 min readEdCircuit Staff
  2. A teacher gives a calm raised-hand attention signal in an organized middle school classroom with color-coded supply bins and a picture routine chart, an example of classroom managementClassroom Management Guide: Strategies, Classroom Rules and Routines, PBIS, Restorative Practices and De-escalation for K-12 SchoolsA research-based guide to classroom management for K-12 teachers, coaches and leaders: rules, routines, strategies, PBIS, restorative practices.Oct 931 min readEdCircuit Staff
  3. Esports scholarships: a high school senior shakes a college esports coach's hand at signing day as his mother takes a photoEsports Scholarships: How Students Can Earn Money for CollegeHundreds of colleges recruit esports players. What esports scholarships pay, what colleges look for and how high school players get recruited.Oct 94 min readEdCircuit Staff
  4. AI policy for schools: a closed policy binder on an administrator's desk while glowing AI network lines spread from a laptop, phone and tabletYour School’s AI Policy May Already Be OutdatedA school AI policy written two years ago may already be outdated. New state guidance shows why districts need to review their rules now.Oct 97 min readEdCircuit Staff
  5. Howard University students: a worried first-year checks her college account on move-in day as her mother holds aid papersHoward University Unenrolled 502 Students: What HBCU Families Should KnowHoward removed 502 incoming freshmen over unpaid balances, then reinstated about 200. What happened and the lessons for HBCU families.Oct 84 min readEdCircuit Staff
  6. How to fill out the FAFSA: a counselor helps a student and his mother complete the form at a library FAFSA nightHow to Fill Out the FAFSA: A Step-by-Step Guide for 2027–28Most students finish the FAFSA in 12 minutes or less. The 2027–28 form in order, from accounts and contributors to consent, signing and corrections.Oct 87 min readEdCircuit Staff
  7. Group of students at a workshop table building a wooden model while a teacher assists nearby.How Schools Can Build Student Agency Every DayWhat is student agency? A working definition and what research on student voice and choice shows and does not show.Oct 810 min readEdCircuit Staff
  8. Woman with braided hair sits at a library table, studying on a laptop with printed charts and a green mug nearby.E-Rate Comments: How Schools Can Make Their CaseE-Rate comments from schools can shape the FCC’s review. Local costs, provider choices, and budget consequences can strengthen the public record.Oct 75 min readEdCircuit Staff
  9. Student reading a picture book aloud while voice AI on a tablet listens and visual AI scans the page in a K-12 classroomHow Voice and Visual AI Are Transforming K-12 ClassroomsVoice and visual AI tools now listen to young readers, describe images for blind students and read student work. Here is what the evidence shows and which privacy rules apply.Oct 78 min readEdCircuit Staff
  10. Four-day school week: a quiet rural school with parked buses on a weekday off as children fly a kite across the roadThe Four-Day School Week: What the Research SaysMore than 2,100 schools now use a four-day week. What research shows about learning, teachers and savings, and how states are responding.Oct 74 min readEdCircuit Staff
  11. Microschool: children of different ages read, write and build models around one big table as their teacher kneels to helpWhat Is a Microschool? Cost, Rules and ResearchMicroschools are tiny, flexible schools now funded partly by state choice programs. What they are, what they cost and what the research says.Oct 75 min readEdCircuit Staff
  12. Transforming student media with AI: a newspaper, microphone, video camera, play button and phone each dissolve into glowing particles that become the nextHow AI Is Transforming Student Media ProgramsAI is transforming student media programs through editing, captioning, content creation, and teaching ethics in digital storytelling.Oct 75 min readEdCircuit Staff
  13. FAFSA deadline: a high school senior and her father finish a financial aid application on a laptop late in the eveningFAFSA Deadlines for 2027–28: Federal, State and College DatesEvery state’s 2027–28 FAFSA deadline in one table, plus the June 30, 2028 federal date, the Sept. 12 correction deadline and college priority dates.Oct 66 min readEdCircuit Staff
  14. Three colleagues sit at a table, looking at a laptop and discussing printed documents in a library setting.FAFSA 2027–28 Is Open: What Families Need to KnowFAFSA 2027–28 is open. Learn what changed, why filing matters, and how families can access aid for college and career training.Oct 66 min readEdCircuit Staff
  15. Snow days: a girl does schoolwork on a laptop at the kitchen table as snow buries the school bus stop sign outsideSnow Days in 2026–27: Virtual Snow Days, Make-Up Rules and What Has ChangedMany schools now go remote instead of closing for snow. The state rules, make-up days, the research on lost days and what families think.Oct 65 min readEdCircuit Staff
  16. Teacher working on laptop and taking notes with colleagues in background and icons showing education prioritiesTeacher In-Service Focuses on New PrioritiesTeacher in-service priorities for 2026: what research says works, what RAND found on AI training, and how to sort the list.Oct 68 min readEdCircuit Staff
  17. Types of schools: a public school with buses, a charter school, a church school, a microschool and a porch homeschoolTypes of Schools in the U.S.: A Guide for Families and EducatorsPublic, charter, magnet, virtual, private, homeschool and microschools: how each type of school works and how many students attend.Oct 55 min readEdCircuit Staff
  18. Two engineers in a lab discuss a large equipment chamber, one gesturing toward controls as the other holds a clipboard/tablet nearby.Hierarchy of Controls in Schools: Why PPE Comes LastThe hierarchy of controls in schools helps educators reduce hazards at the source before relying on PPE as the final layer of protection.Oct 57 min readEdCircuit Staff
  19. A student drops her phone into a locked collection box on a desk as a teacher watches and an administrator stands by the doorSchool Cell Phone Bans: Enforcement That WorksEnforcing a school cell phone ban without constant conflict: consequences, confiscation, exceptions and the data districts should track.Oct 510 min readEdCircuit Staff
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EdCircuit Staff

edCircuit is a mission-based organization entirely focused on the K-20 EdTech Industry and emPowering the voices that can provide guidance and expertise in facilitating the appropriate usage of digital technology in education. Our goal is to elevate the voices of today’s innovative thought leaders and edtech experts. Subscribe to receive notifications in your inbox

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