Generative AI use and assessment challenges are intensifying across student learning environments, with new reporting highlighting how schools are struggling to align integrity practices with reliable measurement of learning. A new analysis cites College Board data estimating that 84% of high school students used generative AI for schoolwork in 2025, while only 3 in 10 schools have rules governing its use. In educator and administrator surveys, the dominant concerns centered on academic dishonesty and plagiarism, but respondents also raised a more structural issue: difficulty assessing student learning when AI can generate polished work quickly. That concern aligns with the broader question of whether existing assignments and grading methods can distinguish student understanding from AI output. While the reporting focuses on K-12, the implications for higher education are direct—AI-driven credentialing and the reliability of student-preparedness signals are increasingly dependent on assessment design and integrity enforcement across the pipeline.