Explore recent media coverage of CAST, including podcasts, articles, and more!
CAST’s AI and Accessibility in the K-12 Environment: CoSN Blaschke Report, edLeader Panel on edWeb was featured in a two-page spread (pages 8 to 9) of the February 2026 issue of the edWeb Voice.
The edWeb Voice is a monthly e-publication that highlights the voices of education leaders on timely topics and reaches more than 500,000 senior administrators, edWeb VIPs, and edWeb’s most engaged PreK–higher education educators across all roles.
In a CoSN feature, CAST’s Mia Laudato and Christine Fox (CITES Co-Project Directors) outline how the CITES framework helps districts navigate new ADA Title II requirements without panic. They emphasize that while no single department can solve these challenges alone, CIOs are uniquely positioned to lead an enterprise-wide response through modernized procurement, vendor conformance reports, and cross-departmental professional development. The article provides a strategic roadmap for shifting from reactive compliance to a sustainable, inclusive culture.
“Accessibility is a necessary component in the fight against exclusion. The new accessibility rule isn’t about compliance. It’s about building a shared culture across every aspect of the school division that promotes meaningful belonging.” – Christopher Bugaj, Assistive Technology Specialist, Loudon County Schools, Virginia.
CAST’s Jenna Gravel, Bryan Dean, and Niel Albero have been featured on Edutopia with a new article about Project COOL, which designed a UDL-infused coaching model that supports improved teacher learning in classroom instruction. Embracing the fact that educators are lifelong learners, Project COOL creates a model for embedding options and supports that nurture professional agency and cultivate more authentic coach-teacher partnerships.
Forbes spotlighted CAST’s work in the Tools Competition for edtech innovation, highlighting our AI-powered Simulated Work-Based Learning (SWBL) tool. Designed with Project SET, SWBL uses real-world projects to help students build and demonstrate industry-aligned skills. The feature emphasizes how innovations like SWBL can address long-standing inequities in career access, especially for students without established professional networks.
Recorded live at the Leadhership Conference, join hosts Dr. Michelle Ament and Arvin Ross as they dive into an insightful conversation with CAST’s Growth and Innovation Officer Christine Fox. Their conversation explores the Universal Design for Learning framework, the significance of learner variability, and how inclusive educational practices can transform learning experiences.
Book Creator has earned CAST UDL Product Certification, confirming its intentional design to support all learners through multiple means of engagement, representation, and expression. In their blog post they describe the UDL Product Certification process and how their work aligns with UDL.
Hear from CAST’s Corgi team about graphic organizer tools can support middle school students with and without disabilities to develop sophisticated, content-specific practices and habits of mind in science.
How should schools approach AI in writing classrooms? Find out from Randy Laist, author Rethinking Writing Instruction in the Age of AI from CAST Professional Publishing, in conversation with DATIA K12 about how AI can support student voice, critical thinking, and creativity when guided by a UDL lens.
This blog post from ReadSpeaker, a provider of Text-to-Speech (TTS) and voice-enhanced learning tools, discusses their partnership with CAST that began in 2024, to help educators use UDL and TTS tools together to create learning environments that foster learner agency in students.
Get a Korean perspective on CAST’s Michelle Soriano and Christine Fox at the Book Kids Con Kids Tech Conference, focusing on digital education in a post-pandemic world.
Education technology has become central to teaching and learning in school districts across the country. But there are still big inequities in access to devices and broadband, and some districts are using technology much more effectively than others, concludes a national ed-tech plan released on Jan. 22 by the U.S. Department of Education.
CAST Senior Technical Assistance Specialist & Project Director, Christine Fox and Samantha Reid, technology coordinator for Jenks Public Schools wrote this article for EdTech Magazine about the importance of inclusive technology systems.
Nimah Gobir for MindShift interviews two CAST authors — Katie Novak & Andratesha Fritzgerald — and discusses UDL in terms of on-ramps (multiple means of representation), traffic patterns (multiple means of engagement), and off-ramps (multiple means of action and expression).
New Hampshire Public Radio highlights CAST’s work in developing a customized e-portfolio to support learners’ interest in outdoor recreation and translate those skills into STEM competencies.
K-12 Dive contributor Lauren Barack shares ways that instructional materials, technologies, and environments can be used in equitable ways, featuring CAST Technical Assistance Specialist Luis Pérez.
The University of Arkansas News shared an article about doctoral student and CAST intern, Krystle Merry, highlighting her work with our Center on Inclusive Technology & Education Systems.