School districts are struggling to find school bus drivers, a challenge that has worsened with low unemployment and a strong economy. The problem has become so severe that some districts are offering sign-up bonuses for new drivers, while others rely on mechanics, custodians and other school employees to fill the gap.

Report cards for Alabama's schools and districts are out, and overall, results look promising. Statewide, district-level grades have improved in comparison with the 2016-17 district grades. And school-level grades also showed marked improvement.

For the first time, students taking early childhood education classes at Virginia's community colleges can have those credits and degrees automatically transfer to four-year schools so they can get their bachelor's degree and teaching license in four years.

Just before winter break, San Diego USD officials informed students, employees and anyone else affiliated with the school that technicians and police discovered a gaping security breach that could have exposed the Social Security numbers, birthdates, and possibly payroll and benefits of as many as 500,000 people.

Gov. Larry Hogan is expanding a program that offers high school students career training in tech, along with the opportunity to earn a degree. New legislation would remove the caps on the number of schools allowed to offer the Pathways in Technology Early College High school program, also known as PTECH, and remove the timeline that said no new schools could be added until 2022.

A $423,600 donation from tech billionaire Elon Musk's foundation will provide Google Chromebooks to all seventh- and eighth-grade students in Michigan's Flint Community Schools. The donation comes as the district explores a new high-tech-focused junior high school and moves forward with a 1-to-1 technology initiative.

The Hawaii Department of Education is rolling out an online database to track the estimated $868 million backlog of repair and maintenance projects in the public school system. The database will show when money is appropriated and allocated for projects, when contracts are awarded, and how much of each contract has been paid.

New tools use artificial intelligence to search for potential threats on students' social media profiles and to scan school-issued laptops in search of keywords that could spell trouble. While the tools promise to protect kids, they also pose questions about how far schools can encroach on students' privacy in the name of keeping them safe.