AI in K-12 Education: Student Outcomes Research Since 2023
Comprehensive review of AI tools in K-12 education, including intelligent tutoring systems and adaptive learning.
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The Research Shelf
A growing library of deep dives, companion guides, and curiosity-driven research, built with Claude.
Screen Time and Academic Performance in K-12 Schools
Synthesizes 51 findings from 45 sources on how screen time impacts K-12 academic performance internationally.
Download PDFThe Negative Impact of Technology in the K-12 Classroom
Meta-analysis of peer-reviewed studies examining how classroom technology adoption affects K-12 learning outcomes.
Download PDFProfessional Learning Communities and Student Outcomes
Research on how professional learning communities affect student outcomes in K-12 schools.
Download PDFMissouri's Through-Year Testing: The Success-Ready Student Assessment
Analysis of Missouri's innovative through-year assessment program and implications for other states.
Download PDFThe Impact of School Operations on Student Achievement
Research on how non-instructional operations (maintenance, nursing, transportation, nutrition) affect student achievement.
Download PDFMississippi's Literacy Gains: Lessons Learned and Skepticism
Causal evidence, skeptical critiques, and implementation lessons from Mississippi's decade of K-3 reading reform.
Download PDFReal Leadership: Book Positioning Analysis
Where a proposed book arguing U.S. school leadership has devolved into compliance-based management would fit into the existing canon, and the publisher strategy to match.
Download PDFTennessee's Mandatory Attendance Law
What to do when a student disappears: legal obligations, best practices, and equity considerations under Tennessee's compulsory attendance statute.
Download PDFNortheast Tennessee K-12 Enrollment Trends, 2015-2025
A 10-year regional analysis of K-12 enrollment across the 13 public school systems of Northeast Tennessee, with district-by-district comparisons and grade-band breakdowns.
Download PDFNortheast Tennessee K-12 Finance Trends, 2018-2025
A six-year regional analysis of per-pupil expenditures across the 13 public school systems of Northeast Tennessee, with funding-source mix, city-vs-county patterns, and cross-reference to enrollment.
Download PDFAI-Powered Transformation of K-12 District Operations by Department
Practical playbook for how AI can transform seven core operational departments in a small school district.
Download PDFAI Adoption for RTI, Tutoring, and Student Outcomes
Research synthesis on AI tools for response-to-intervention and tutoring with evidence of effectiveness.
Download PDFIncorporating AI into School Operations: A Playbook for District Leaders
Evidence-based playbook for K-12 district leaders adopting AI across operations.
Download PDFAI Slop: Examples, Scale, and Impact
The scale and impact of low-quality AI-generated content proliferating across the internet and media.
Download PDFAI in a University Setting: Student Preferences and Perceptions
Synthesis of 50+ studies on how university students perceive and use generative AI.
Download PDFEducation Administrators Using Claude Code
Deep research on whether any K-12 superintendent has adopted Claude Code (finding: no documented cases).
Download PDFFrom Hello World to Operations Platform: Claude Code in 60 Days
Quantitative analysis of Claude Code usage across 148 sessions in education operations workflows.
Download PDFDoes Saying Please to AI Actually Help?
Research on whether politeness affects AI response quality, and what those extra tokens cost at scale.
Download PDFAI in District Operations: Evidence and Outcomes
Synthesis of peer-reviewed research, survey data, and case studies on what works and what doesn't when districts deploy AI for operations.
Download PDFIntroducing AI into School District Operations
Comprehensive analysis of AI adoption in K-12 district operations: policy frameworks, case studies, measurable outcomes, and risks across 80+ sources.
Download PDFClaude Code Setup and Token Optimization
A practical guide to setting up Claude Code (a.k.a. Clawbot) and avoiding heavy token fees during long-running agentic workflows.
Download PDFNegative Lunch Balances: What Do Schools Do to Collect Them?
How districts address school meal debt through collection, alternative meals, and universal free programs.
Download PDFSchool Nutrition Budget Constraints on Cafeteria Options
Why school nutrition budgets constrain menu options, with specific analysis for a small Tennessee district.
Download PDFJames Garfield, Chester Arthur, and Death by Lightning
The assassination of President Garfield, the succession crisis, and the political context of the Gilded Age.
Download PDFFamous Second Sons in European and British Primogeniture
How primogeniture shaped career paths and societal roles for younger sons in aristocratic families.
Download PDFThumbs Up as Passive-Aggressive Communication
How the thumbs-up emoji became a contested symbol of passive-aggressive communication across generations.
Download PDFDiet Drinks vs. Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in Adolescents
Comparing health effects of diet drinks and sugar-sweetened beverages on adolescent health.
Download PDFFeathered Flags, Liability, and Automobile Accidents
Liability risks and legal implications of feathered advertising flags in commercial settings.
Download PDFBubble Craps vs. Traditional Craps: A Probability Analysis
Are bubble craps machines rigged, or do they match the same dice probabilities as a live table? The math, the myths, and the regulations.
Download PDFHealth Benefits of Wearing Copper Bracelets
Do copper bracelets actually help arthritis or anything else? The double-blind RCTs say no, but the placebo effect and folk tradition explain the persistence.
Download PDFWoodcock-Johnson: A Comedy Research Brief
Reference sheet for a McSweeney's-style humor piece about one of the most widely used cognitive achievement tests in American education.
Download PDFThe Horne Family: Generations of Appalachia
A genealogical deep research report tracing 1,908 individuals and 184 direct paternal-line ancestors fourteen generations back to 1599 London.
Download PDFThe Quillen-Casteel Family: Maternal Generations of Appalachia
170 direct maternal-line ancestors across 15 generations, anchored at Kathy Eileen Quillen (b. 1954, Gate City, Scott Co. VA).
Download PDFIce Cream as a Superfood
A skeptical look at the Harvard "ice cream paradox" and the broader question of whether full-fat dairy ice cream earns the superfood label. Verdict: no, but the cohort data is more interesting than you'd expect.
Download PDFThe Trapeze Swinger: Companion Guide
Iron & Wine's nine-minute 2004 folk song — one chord loop, eight verses of "please remember me," and an unlikely canonical grief anthem.
Download PDFWhiplash: Companion Guide
Damien Chazelle's $3.3M jazz drumming thriller that won three Oscars and still divides audiences on whether its ending is a triumph or a tragedy.
Download PDFSeverance: Companion Guide
Analysis of the Apple TV+ series exploring work-life balance, corporate control, identity, and consciousness.
Download PDFRadical Acceptance: Companion Guide
Guide to Tara Brach's book on mindfulness, Buddhist psychology, and living authentically.
Download PDFProject Hail Mary: Companion Guide
Analysis of Andy Weir's novel about space survival and interstellar friendship.
Download PDFIn France Profound: Companion Guide
T.D. Allman's posthumous work combining memoir, history, and travelogue about a French mountain town.
Download PDFFollowing the Sun: Companion Guide
Margaret Bensfield Sullivan's family memoir about a year-long global adventure following warm weather.
Download PDFThe Hard Thing About Hard Things: Companion Guide
Ben Horowitz's honest leadership book on navigating difficult business challenges.
Download PDFDTF St. Louis: Companion Guide
HBO's 2026 limited series from Steven Conrad with Jason Bateman, David Harbour, Linda Cardellini, Richard Jenkins, and Peter Sarsgaard.
Download PDFSuccession: Companion Guide
Spoiler-free guide to HBO's four-season drama (2018–2023) about Logan Roy and the four children circling Waystar Royco.
Download PDFEzra Koenig: Companion Guide
A guide to the Vampire Weekend frontman, songwriter, radio host, and anime creator — one of indie rock's most interesting pop polymaths.
Download PDFHannah Hunt: Companion Guide
Vampire Weekend's hushed piano ballad and the emotional high point of Modern Vampires of the City (2013).
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