Thought Leadership

Digital Accessibility – Don’t Take Your Foot Off the Gas

April 30, 2026

In the spring of 2024, DOJ published new ADA regulations requiring public entities covered by Title II of the ADA, including public school districts, colleges, and universities, to bring their websites, apps, course content, and new social media posts into compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA. Initially, the deadline for compliance was April 24, 2026, for entities serving jurisdictions with a population greater than 50,000 people, and April 26, 2027, for entities serving smaller jurisdictions. Just four days before the initial deadline, DOJ published an Interim Final Rule postponing the compliance dates by one year. While the compliance deadline under the ADA regulations has been pushed back, the ADA itself, as well as Section 504, already require accessible websites and online resources, so public schools should continue their efforts to meet these standards.

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Senate Bill 10 (the Ten Commandments statute) is ruled Constitutional

April 27, 2026

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Backpacks Down, Guardrails Up: Summer AI Policy Planning

April 22, 2026

As hallways quiet for summer, school leaders finally have the breathing room to prepare for the next big shift: Artificial Intelligence. While AI offers immense potential for productivity and engagement, it also introduces risks regarding academic integrity, data privacy, and professional judgment.

Summer is the ideal window to establish clear expectations before the first bell rings in August. Waiting for a “crisis” in the fall may result in inconsistent and reactive decision-making.

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A Clear, All‑in‑One Title IX Procedure for K–12 Schools

March 26, 2026

If you’ve ever tried to follow Title IX requirements using only your district’s policy manual, you know it can feel like assembling a puzzle without all the pieces. Many school district policies say something along the lines of: “The Superintendent will develop procedures that meet all the requirements of the federal regulations,” such as reasonably prompt time frames, required notices, terms “as defined by law,” equitable investigation procedures, appeal grounds, etc. That’s fine in theory — but in practice, it often means the policy itself doesn’t actually include the timelines, definitions, or required steps the Title IX regulations demand.

Unless your district has a comprehensive and compliant set of procedures, staff end up hunting through multiple policies, administrative regulations, and old training materials, trying to figure out what to do next. Meanwhile, parents are left trying to interpret a process that isn’t clearly explained anywhere in one place.

To help districts avoid that struggle, we created a single, comprehensive, and customizable Title IX procedure that includes all the required pieces, right in one document.

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Are your teams managing ABA absences properly or spinning in compliance confusion?

December 18, 2025

It seems simple enough: The Texas Education Code allows students with autism to have excused temporary absences for appointments like ABA, speech, and occupational therapy, provided they start or return to school on the same day.

But we all know what happens in practice.

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