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San Antonio-area school districts are expanding classroom AI use while building approved-tool lists, staff guidance, training, and student-data protections. Northside Independent School District plans to make ChatGPT for Teachers available to educators within weeks of November 2, 2026; no open solicitation or contract value has been reported.
A federal court in California denied PowerSchool’s motion for partial judgment, allowing a claim under the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act to proceed. The ruling is procedural, not a finding of liability, but signals that school districts and education-software contractors should scrutinize how platforms handle student health records and allocate data responsibilities.
A breach of an **Educational Testing Service (ETS)** file-transfer system exposed sensitive records belonging to millions of current and former California public school students. The incident underscores procurement risks around contractor access controls, student-data protection, and third-party oversight; no new solicitation or contract action has been identified.