The same day a teenager opened fire at a rural Georgia high school and killed two teachers and two classmates, a 15-year-old in a neighboring county was taken into custody after fellow students heard him making threats on the school bus about "finishing the job.”

Districts have been scrambling to put unfunded staffers into different roles. The reality is that many students will lose contact with adults with whom they have built relationships in recent years.

At least 15 states have laws specifying when public schools' calendars must start or end. At least another 27 states allow districts to determine when to return from summer vacation,

Separate from the oft-mentioned Project 2025, Agenda47 on education proposes 10 ideas for "great schools leading to great jobs" that range from curriculum requirements to preferential funding for schools with internship programs.

An El Paso, Texas, middle school is facing some criticism after officials announced a new dress code policy that bars students from wearing all-black "from head to toe," pointing to concerns over mental health.

"I'm much more excited about the race now that he's involved," Nate Hood, 40, said. "The energy that he's bringing right now to the campaign reminds me of the energy that he would bring to football practice."

Less than a month before Oklahoma school districts begin classes, the state schools superintendent issued guidance for how public schools might incorporate his directive that the Bible be taught in every classroom.

More than 3 in 4 parents, or 70%, believe that schools ask them to buy too much for the back-to-school season, according to a new study by personal finance website WalletHub.