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Kara Williams

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Kara Williams covers Culture, Student News and Creators.

Articles by Kara Williams

Notebook, ruler, and tablet on an empty classroom desk

The pandemic's test-score gap, in the federal government's own numbers

Kara Williams

Why AI detectors still get student writing wrong

Why AI detectors still get student writing wrong

Kara Williams

How a book actually gets pulled from a school library

How a book actually gets pulled from a school library

Kara Williams

Infographic of state AI governance actions by type

How states are writing AI disclosure rules for classrooms

Kara Williams

Teenager using a school Chromebook on a couch at night

Filtering and VPN rules on school devices at home

Kara Williams

Teacher filming a science demo on a phone mounted on a tripod

Teacher social media accounts and classroom boundaries

Kara Williams

Close-up of a network security appliance with status lights

Why cyberinsurance now decides school technology budgets

Kara Williams

Line chart showing monthly school assemblies per year declining steeply

The slow disappearance of the school assembly

Kara Williams

Infographic chart of state student privacy laws growth

State student-privacy laws are changing what apps may collect

Kara Williams

Teacher warmly welcoming a teenage student at a classroom door

Student attendance habits since the pandemic, explained

Kara Williams

Empty classroom at dusk with a glowing phone on the desk

Parent messaging expectations and the teacher's evening

Kara Williams

Wall calendar with one weekday circled beside a rural school key

Where four-day school weeks are spreading, and why

Kara Williams

Technology director briefing a school board in the evening

What student-data breach laws actually require schools to do

Kara Williams