🎓 Tax Credits, AI Limits, and the Future of DEI: What School Leaders Must Watch For

📰 HEADLINES FROM YESTERDAY

🏛️ FEDERAL & NATIONAL

💰 School Choice Tax Credit Moves Ahead

The House passed a major tax-and-spending bill with the Educational Choice for Children Act, offering 100% tax credits for donations toward private, public, or religious school tuition.

🧭 Critics warn it diverts funding from public schools, further widening equity gaps.

🤖 Federal Freeze on AI Regulation?

The bill also includes a clause that would ban states from regulating AI in education for the next 10 years, triggering warnings from superintendents who fear unchecked AI use could undermine student protections.

🔻 FY26 Budget: Cuts, Crackdowns, and DEI Backlash

The Trump administration’s proposed FY26 budget slashes funding for K–12 initiatives that promote social justice or anti-racism. 19 states are resisting threats to defund DEI programs, calling the move “ideological overreach.”

🧑‍🏫 PowerSchool Debuts AI Coaching Tool

Edtech leader PowerSchool launched a new AI mentoring platform for teachers. It promises faster feedback and less administrative load — part of the broader push to reduce teacher turnover through tech-based coaching.

🏞️ STATE + LOCAL NEWS FROM YESTERDAY

📈 PA Funds Pre-K, Mental Health With Historic Boost

Governor Shapiro’s education funding package is helping Pennsylvania districts expand pre-K, mental health services, and kindergarten access—a response to the state’s unconstitutional funding disparities.

🧭 CA Bill AB 715 Sparks Censorship Concerns

A new California proposal that seeks to address antisemitism through curriculum regulation is raising alarms among educators who fear it could lead to politically motivated oversight of classroom content.

🎤 KY Education Group Launches Advocacy Tour

Following defeat of a state voucher initiative, “Protect Our Public Schools” has launched a listening tour across Kentucky to build public support for fully funded public education.

🔄 LEADERSHIP MOVES FROM YESTERDAY

✅ New Superintendent Appointments

• Dr. Abram Lucabaugh – Proposed for Superintendent, Centennial School District (PA)

  🔗 LinkedIn

📂 Superintendent Openings in Major Districts

• Seattle Public Schools (WA)

• Clark County SD (NV) – Las Vegas area

• Modoc Joint USD (CA)

🧪 Research to Know

🧠 Title: LLMs to Support Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in K–12

📚 Source: arXiv (May 2025)

Summary:

This study explores how CulturAIEd, an AI-powered curriculum tool, helps teachers deliver more culturally relevant instruction. Educators reported higher confidence and improved responsiveness to student demographics.

🔬 Implication: AI can assist—not replace—equity-driven instructional design.

📱 SOCIAL MEDIA TRENDS FROM YESTERDAY

🧵 X (Twitter): Debate Over #SchoolChoice Heats Up

“This isn’t reform. It’s retreat.”

Tweeted by: @UrbanEdPolicy

🔄 Reddit: Top Thread on AI Oversight

“If states can’t regulate AI, who will?”

r/education AI regulation May 2025

🎥 TikTok: Budget Cuts & Classroom Voices

Teachers react under:

🎬 Hashtags: #TeacherLife | #DEIFunding

📌 ACTION ITEMS FOR SUPERINTENDENTS

• Review: Assess the implications of Texas’s new legislation on your district’s policies and community relations.

• Engage: Stay informed about enrollment trends and their potential impact on school operations and funding.

• Plan: Prepare for leadership transitions by developing succession plans and ensuring continuity in district initiatives.

• Inspire: Leverage events like the ISS video call to promote STEM education and student engagement in your schools.

From national voucher debates to new AI limits and historic funding shifts—today’s headlines are policy signals, not just news.

📩 Forward The SuperBrief to your board or cabinet. Shared insight drives unified leadership.

See you tomorrow.

Ram Gangisetty

Eductaor for the past 15 years