Policy

Policy shapes what’s possible in practice. At the state, district, and school levels, policy can either reinforce outdated systems or create the enabling conditions for innovation, coherence, and scale. When aligned to a clear vision for learning, policy doesn’t just permit change—it accelerates it.

The resources in this section are designed to help leaders and policymakers navigate complex policy environments, understand how different policy levers interact, and identify practical opportunities to support change. They surface patterns across contexts, highlight enabling conditions, and offer guidance that connects policy decisions to implementation and progress over time.

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Making AI Guidance Actionable for Teachers, Students, and Families

Translating Policy and Vision into Practice with Responsive Supports

Desert Edge High School

Developing AI Guidance for Your School or School System

Creating adaptable, student-centered AI guidance to support safe and effective integration in schools.

Desert Edge High School

Building Consistency in AI Usage Expectations with the Stoplight Framework

A clear, structured approach for consistently communicating AI expectations in classrooms.

Driving EdTech Systems: Racial Equity

Equitable edtech systems promote racial equity

Driving EdTech Systems: Student Data Privacy

Equitable edtech systems ensure student data privacy

Uxbridge Public Schools

Driving EdTech Systems: Uxbridge Public Schools

What does edtech systems improvement look like in practice?

Natick Public Schools

Driving EdTech Systems: Natick Public Schools

What does edtech systems improvement look like in practice?

Steps to Conduct a Policy Context Evaluation

A step-by-step look into assessing policy to establish sustainable programs

Three students - two women and one man - collaborate at a bank of computers.

Resources for the K-12 Education Sector to Prepare for the NTIA Digital Equity Funds

Resources to help school systems, states, libraries, community-based organizations, and others in the K-12 sector advance digital equity

Monterey Peninsula Unified School District

Distance-Learning MOU With a Focus on Instructional Aims

Creating an agreement with the local union for remote learning centered on students

Meriden Public Schools

Offering College-Credit Bearing Opportunities

Partnering with universities to provide college credit courses in high school

Students sit in large circle formation with teacher

Engaging Leaders in Culture Change

“You’re talking about a cultural transformation, and you’re not going to get that without the leaders demonstrating it.” (Dr. Lisa Williams)

Two students in front of blue wall, sitting at desk, looking at laptops

Student-Centered Acceptable Use Policy at BPS

Case study of Boston Public Schools' AUP strategy

Shifting the Model of Learning Acceleration: Recommendations for Coordinated Action

This recommendations document outlines coordinated actions for state education agencies, local education agencies, funders, and researchers...

United Charter High School for the Humanities II Staff AI Use Survey

This staff survey was designed to assess how educators across United Charter Schools are using, experiencing, and exploring generative AI....

United Charter High School for the Humanities II Family AI Guidance

This family-facing AI policy clearly outlines how United Charter High Schools use AI tools to support student learning, safeguard privacy,...

United Charter High School for the Humanities II AI Playbook for Teachers

This practical guide helps teachers integrate AI into instruction with specific strategies, prompt starters, and tool overviews organized...

United Charter High School for the Humanities II Student AI Use Policy

This student-facing AI policy outlines clear guidelines for responsible, ethical, and transparent AI use across academic settings,...

United Charter High School for the Humanities II Staff AI Use Policy

This internal policy outlines clear guidelines for AI use by staff, including permissible applications, student data protections,...

United Charter High School for the Humanities II Staff AI Survey Report

This report summarizes findings from a staff-wide survey on how educators within the charter network are using AI, what support they need,...

AI Policy Landscape Scan: Understanding the Field’s Early Response

This landscape scan captures and compares emerging AI guidance from state and local education agencies across the U.S., highlighting how...

Charting a Course for AI in K-12 Education: Recommendations for Coordinated Action

This companion resource to Bridging Urgent to Future offers concrete, role-specific recommendations for SEA leaders, LEA leaders, funders,...

Starting Smart with AI: A Quick Guide for State Education Agency Leaders

This brief highlights the critical role state education agencies can play in supporting foundational AI integration across districts. It...

Denver Public Schools’ AI Handbook

This handbook, created by Denver Public Schools, combines best practices and stakeholder feedback to provide their district community...

Agua Fria Union High School District

Agua Fria Union High School District’s Artificial Intelligence & Our District Guidance

District-created AI overview guidance document.

Assessing Learning Anytime, Anywhere: Virtual Learning as a Launchpad Into the Future

This paper, created in collaboration between the Digital Learning Collaborative and The Learning Accelerator (TLA), outlines how we can...

Uxbridge Public Schools’ Digital Learning and Computer Science (DLCS) Self-Assessment for Grades 3-5

Uxbridge Public Schools developed this worksheet to help them determine the extent to which their district was teaching Massachusetts...

Uxbridge Public Schools’ Digital Learning and Computer Science (DLCS) Self-Assessment for Grades K-2

Uxbridge Public Schools developed this worksheet to help them determine the extent to which their district was teaching Massachusetts...

Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Recording of Advancing Digital Equity NTIA Digital Equity Grant Program Webinar- Part 1 (February 29, 2024)

Organized by CCSSO, this webinar provided an overview of the upcoming Digital Equity Act grant programs and resources for potential...

Council of Chief State School Officers

Slides from Advancing Digital Equity NTIA Digital Equity Grant Program Webinar- Part 1 (February 29, 2024)

Organized by CCSSO, this webinar provided an overview of the upcoming Digital Equity Act grant programs and resources for potential...

Monterey Peninsula Unified School District MOU: Special Education Cohort Learning

MPUSD leaders worked with their local union to renegotiate memoranda of understanding for instruction during the pandemic. These MOUs...

Monterey Peninsula Unified School District MOU: In-Person, Hybrid, & Distance Learning

MPUSD leaders worked with their local union to renegotiate memoranda of understanding for instruction during the pandemic. These MOUs...

Monterey Peninsula Unified School District MOU: Reopening Schools 20-21

MPUSD leaders worked with their local union to renegotiate memoranda of understanding for instruction during the pandemic. These MOUs...

Unlocking Time

Unlocking Time's strategy on access to college classes

There are three primary designs for providing access to community college for high school students: dual enrollment, concurrent enrollment,...

Baltimore County Public Schools

Equity in Baltimore County Public Schools

Video showing an overview of equity-focused strategies being implemented in BCPS.

Baltimore County Public Schools

Baltimore County Schools Equity Policy

Policy created by Baltimore County Board of Education to address disparities between students on the basis of identity markers, such as...

Baltimore County Public Schools

White Paper: Equity of Opportunity and the Baltimore County Public School District

How BCPS uses digital curriculum to enhance and advance its equity initiative

Creating Student-Centered Acceptable Use Policies

A case study of how Boston Public Schools updated their AUP. View their actual AUP here (link broken on ed.gov site).

COSN: Rethinking Acceptable Use Policies to Enable Digital Learning: A Guide for School Districts

This whitepaper came out of a COSN Leadership Initiative.

Competency-Based Education: State Policy Communications Toolkit

The Foundation for Excellence in Education developed this state policy communications toolkit around competency-based education.

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District Policy

Making AI Guidance Actionable for Teachers, Students, and Families

Developing AI Guidance for Your School or School System

Building Consistency in AI Usage Expectations with the Stoplight Framework

Driving EdTech Systems: Racial Equity

Driving EdTech Systems: Student Data Privacy

Driving EdTech Systems: Uxbridge Public Schools

Driving EdTech Systems: Natick Public Schools

Steps to Conduct a Policy Context Evaluation

Resources for the K-12 Education Sector to Prepare for the NTIA Digital Equity Funds

Distance-Learning MOU With a Focus on Instructional Aims

Offering College-Credit Bearing Opportunities

Engaging Leaders in Culture Change

Student-Centered Acceptable Use Policy at BPS

Shifting the Model of Learning Acceleration: Recommendations for Coordinated Action

United Charter High School for the Humanities II Staff AI Use Survey

United Charter High School for the Humanities II Family AI Guidance

United Charter High School for the Humanities II AI Playbook for Teachers

United Charter High School for the Humanities II Student AI Use Policy

United Charter High School for the Humanities II Staff AI Use Policy

United Charter High School for the Humanities II Staff AI Survey Report

AI Policy Landscape Scan: Understanding the Field’s Early Response

Charting a Course for AI in K-12 Education: Recommendations for Coordinated Action

Starting Smart with AI: A Quick Guide for State Education Agency Leaders

Denver Public Schools’ AI Handbook

Agua Fria Union High School District’s Artificial Intelligence & Our District Guidance

Assessing Learning Anytime, Anywhere: Virtual Learning as a Launchpad Into the Future

Uxbridge Public Schools’ Digital Learning and Computer Science (DLCS) Self-Assessment for Grades 3-5

Uxbridge Public Schools’ Digital Learning and Computer Science (DLCS) Self-Assessment for Grades K-2

Recording of Advancing Digital Equity NTIA Digital Equity Grant Program Webinar- Part 1 (February 29, 2024)

Slides from Advancing Digital Equity NTIA Digital Equity Grant Program Webinar- Part 1 (February 29, 2024)

Monterey Peninsula Unified School District MOU: Special Education Cohort Learning

Monterey Peninsula Unified School District MOU: In-Person, Hybrid, & Distance Learning

Monterey Peninsula Unified School District MOU: Reopening Schools 20-21

Unlocking Time's strategy on access to college classes

Equity in Baltimore County Public Schools

Baltimore County Schools Equity Policy

White Paper: Equity of Opportunity and the Baltimore County Public School District

Creating Student-Centered Acceptable Use Policies

COSN: Rethinking Acceptable Use Policies to Enable Digital Learning: A Guide for School Districts

Competency-Based Education: State Policy Communications Toolkit

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