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SWITCH. A screenshot of the new version of Skyward which will be implemented next year. Questions remain about how the new Skyward will affect grading. Photo courtesy of Noah Read. If you go to Vashon Island High School, chances are you've heard of standards based grading (SBG). SBG is responsible for the untraditional 0 through 4 grading scale, the learning standards in the gradebook, and the notorious Skyward trend line. These grading concepts shape how our grading system works, so it's...

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 rural districts...

Since the introduction of Diet Coke in 1982, low calorie sodas have taken America by storm. After all, who wouldn't want a soda that keeps you skinny, and tastes just as good as the original. It turns out that the promise of guilt free sipping just isn't a reality, yet the American public still clings to that belief, and it's going to be a problem. The scariest part though, is that it's openly promoted right in our public schools. The most common sweetener used in diet sodas is aspartame....