Vashon Island School District (VISD) is partnering with Seattle-based Microsoft and xAI to employ an AI superintendent. The AI superintendent will function fully autonomously, without the need for human oversight, saving the district hundreds of thousands of dollars each year. In mid-2025, Microsoft launched their cutting-edge suite of fully autonomous education tools dubbed “AIducation.” Along with this product line, the company introduced a pilot program aimed at small and

Close your eyes and picture an apple. What do you see? Can you visualize it clearly and in color? Is it just a blurry outline? Or maybe, like me, you can’t see anything at all. For most of my life, I assumed that everyone experienced the world the way I did; that “imagining” was just closing your eyes and thinking in words. It wasn’t until last year that I learned how visual imagery differs from person to person. I was talking with my friend about how counting sheep to fall a