Essays, newsletter dispatches, and podcast appearances on AI leadership in education — written for superintendents, school boards, and education executives who are navigating the most consequential technology shift in the history of public schooling.
Every superintendent in America is being asked the same question right now: what is your district doing about AI? The problem is that most are answering a technology question when they should be answering a leadership question.
Districts across the country are rushing to adopt AI policies. Most of them will be obsolete within eighteen months — not because the technology changed, but because the leaders who wrote them didn't understand what they were governing.
Before your district signs another AI contract, there is a question your vendor will never put on the table: how will this tool perform differently for your highest-need students? That question is yours to ask — and yours to answer.
School boards are being asked to govern something most of them have never used, don't fully understand, and are receiving conflicting advice about. Here is what the most common governance mistakes look like — and what to do instead.
The most important thing I learned in the Ed.L.D. program at Harvard wasn't a framework or a theory. It was a disposition: the willingness to act with clarity in the absence of certainty. That disposition is exactly what AI leadership requires.
The narrative around AI in education is dominated by fear of disruption. But the real disruption isn't the technology — it's the leadership vacuum that allows technology to outpace governance, purpose, and accountability.
The Superintendents Podcast
Dr. Foster discusses the governance and community trust dimensions of AI adoption, and why superintendents need a leadership framework before they need a technology plan.
EdLeader Today
A deep dive into the Foster Brilliance AI Leadership Framework™ — Purpose, People, Policy, Practice, and Performance — and how district leaders can use it to structure their AI strategy.
Future of Education Leadership
Dr. Foster makes the case that AI equity is not a technology problem — it's a leadership problem — and outlines what responsible AI adoption looks like in high-need districts.
Education Week
Featured commentary on the governance gaps in current district AI adoption and the leadership questions that must come before technology decisions.
Dr. Foster is available for podcast interviews, editorial contributions, and media commentary on AI leadership in education, school governance, and the future of student achievement.
