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What Is Your AI Problem?

A weekly letter from Dr. Jamiylah Jones, CEO of Creative Transformations, surfacing what is changing in schools because of AI, and the decisions leaders and educators face in response. Every edition is published here in full, so you can read it without an account anywhere.

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Sep 9, 2026

The AI Tools Schools Are Using This Fall Are Also Cybersecurity Decisions

At the beginning of a school year, educators make hundreds of decisions about the tools they will use to get their work done. A teacher finds an AI platform that makes lesson planning eas...

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What Is Your AI Problem?

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The AI Tools Schools Are Using This Fall Are Also Cybersecurity Decisions

Why Are Schools Drawing Harder Lines Around AI? What Are They Protecting?

Schools Are Measuring Technology Use. But What Is It Telling Them About Learning?

The Decisions Schools Should Never Hand to AI

Is AI Still Optional for Educators?

Schools Are About to Confuse AI Literacy with Digital Citizenship

When AI No Longer Waits for School Approval

AI Is Removing the Struggle That Makes Learning Stick

A Signed Photo Release Cannot Protect a Child From AI

Student Privacy Is Becoming AI's Next Crisis in Schools

What Happens When Educators Trust the Tool More Than Themselves?

When Students Trust AI More Than Their Teacher

AI Detectors Are Changing More Than Academic Integrity. They're Changing Trust.

Teachers Are Rewriting Their Courses. The Reason Matters More Than the Rewrite.

Students Are Watching How Adults Use AI Too

AI Is Entering Schools Through Burnout, Not Innovation

A Cognitive Shift Is Happening in Schools. Students' Ability to Stay With Difficulty Is Fading.

The Real AI Equity Crisis Is Not Access. It Is Punishment.

Students Are Searching for "AI-Proof Majors" Based on Fear, Not Understanding

The Real AI Risk in Schools Is Trust Without Professional Judgment

Is Schoolwork Optional Now? The Question Schools Cannot Afford to Keep Avoiding

Schools Are Knowingly Ignoring AI Cheating Because Addressing It Feels Impossible

The Real AI Crisis in Schools Is Not Cheating. It Is Emotional Dependence.

Decisions About AI in Your School Are Being Made at the Highest Levels Without Educators Involved

Your Students Know AI Is Weakening Their Thinking. But They Are Using It Anyway.

Districts Are Opening AI Schools Before Defining What AI Use Should Look Like

AI Is Counseling Your Students After Hours. Nobody Wrote a Plan for That.

Why Teachers Are Quietly Stopping Homework

The Media Literacy Gap That Is Quietly Rewiring Student Judgment

The Real AI Crisis in Schools Is Not Cheating

When AI Makes Meetings Look Aligned Before They Actually Are

When AI Forces Schools to Decide What Counts as “Enough” Learning

When AI Starts Writing the Documentation That Protects Students

When Parent Communication Sounds Right but Feels Wrong

Accountability Without Authorship

What Happens When Educators Stop Making the Decisions?

The Quiet Grief Educators Carry as Education Moves Forward

Why Grading Student Work Feels Unsettling Right Now

Why Teaching Feels Heavier Even With AI

The Student AI Safety Problem Growing Quietly That Adults Are Missing

How AI Changes the Role of the Teacher Forever

The Three Reasons Teachers Feel Overwhelmed by AI Training

The Real AI Gap in Schools That No One Is Naming

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