AI governance
37 states with published statewide guidance. Mean implementation signal 3.56. 0 classification or score changes from June to August.
Research
Long-form studies for school-system leaders.
Deep research, policy scans, and implementation studies. Less hot take, more receipts.
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51-Jurisdiction Research Signals
Nine research signals, kept separate on purpose. There is no blended score. Open enrollment is four policies, not one heat map.
11states with AI signal 5+
18bell-to-bell device models
2explicit pod protections
848directory-listed programs across 45 states
30,440NFHS esports survey participants
6binding or statewide cybersecurity floors
48states with verified teacher-pipeline support
13states with verified rostering standards
Bell-to-bellInstructional-timeDistrict-policyGuidance / executiveActive billNo statewide ruleOutside 50-state study
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Tile color shows the device-policy model. The number is the AI implementation signal score, not a legal ranking. NR means that jurisdiction was outside the underlying 50-state AI study. Microschool pathway labels are not legal clearance. Directory counts and NFHS esports survey values are visibility measures, never statewide censuses. Open enrollment missing cells are not yet verified, never zero and never “no program.”
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Quarterly readout
The dashboard grew. The original scores did not move.
3 official monthly snapshots from June to August 2026. AI status, AI scores, and device-policy models are unchanged across the 50 states. What changed is coverage: later months added microschools, esports, cybersecurity, teacher pipelines, interoperability. That is enough to start a quarterly monitor. It is not enough to claim a policy-movement trend.
3official monthly snapshots
0AI status or score changes
0device-model changes
5signals added after the first month
39cyber floors still unverified
Device policy
18 bell-to-bell models, 19 instructional-time models. 0 model changes across the same 50 states.
Later signals
Added after June: microschools, esports, cybersecurity, teacher pipelines, interoperability. Cybersecurity has 12 verified floors and 39 still marked not yet verified. Interoperability is a first-release coverage signal from the August 2026 scan: Project Unicorn plus ECS 2024, not a movement trend. Teacher-pipeline and microschool status exist, but most of those series have only one or two official monthly points.
This is a snapshot comparison, not a ranking and not a blended score. Not yet verified is a research gap. Washington, D.C. is shown on the dashboard as a comparison jurisdiction and is excluded from 50-state totals. Mid-month files stay in the month selector; this readout uses official YYYY-MM archives only.
Open enrollment is not one policy. It is four. State-by-state scan, August 2026.
A 50-state scan of intra-district, inter-district, capacity-posting, and transportation/funding rules. Kansas 2024-25 seats-if-capacity is the worked example. Missing cells stay not yet verified.
Read the studyK-12 Interoperability Is Not One Problem
A 50-state scan of education data standards, longitudinal systems, governance, and the missing operating layer.
Read the studyOnly Two States Are Delivering Computer Science. Wichita Is Not Waiting.
A first-release Super Snoopy scan of K-12 computer science policy, opened against statutes where we could, and started in Wichita at Spaght Code to the Future and HACK.
Read the studyWho Is Growing Their Own Teachers? A 50-State Evidence Check
A primary-source-backed study of state teacher apprenticeships, classified-staff pathways, residencies, tuition support, outcomes, and Wichita's local pipeline.
Read the studyThe K-12 Cybersecurity Floor: What States Require and Provide
A 51-jurisdiction scan of binding school-district cybersecurity duties, incident reporting, shared services, grants, ransomware rules, and framework alignment.
Read the studyK-12 Esports Is Not One System
A source-backed 51-jurisdiction dashboard separating esports participation, state-association status, leagues, and instructional pathways, with a detailed Wichita Public Schools case study.
Read the studySchool Vouchers Create Budget Exposure Before They Create Savings
A 50-state fiscal scan of vouchers, education savings accounts, and tax-credit scholarships, focused on budget exposure, revenue loss, and transparent accounting.
Read the studyMicroschools Are a State-Policy Problem, Not a Trend
A 50-state scan of the policy pathways that shape how microschools can operate, use facilities, and connect to family funding.
Read the studyAI Policy Has Moved From Guidance to Governance
A visual 50-state scan of K-12 AI policy, showing how states are moving from voluntary guidance to enforceable district governance.
Read the studyWhere Elementary Devices Are Going in K-12 Policy Across the 50 States
A 50-state scan of K-12 personal device policy, with special attention to elementary and K-8 implications for district leaders.
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