Opinion

School transportation budgets were built around last year's fuel prices. This fall, those budgets met a very different market.

A workforce is not built when a vacancy is posted. It is built years in advance through intentional governance, disciplined planning, and sustained board attention.

District leaders planning new schools or renovations should bring special education staff into facilities conversations early so project teams understand how students and staff move through the day.

Are we simply identifying students who were absent, or were we building an organizational system capable of addressing the conditions contributing to their absences?

Make sure every eligible young person you serve knows how and where to vote. Give young people a real role in at least one decision your school makes this year, and act on what they tell you.

That does not mean teaching five-year-olds to write algorithms or use generative AI tools. But it does mean introducing age-appropriate concepts that build over time, much like math, reading or science.