Big, bold ideas are critical to solving the "truly wicked problems" K-12 leaders face in getting their students, staff and schools back on track over the next several years.

Brian Vollhardt, former principal of Wolters Elementary School in Fresno, California, is shown on video aggressively shoving an elementary school student to a cafeteria floor, Fresno USD leaders and local authorities say.

K-12 media specialists have to constantly prove their worth and advocate for their programs, librarian Lauren Mobley says.

District Administration's latest "superintendents to watch" are striving to uplift their students, staff and communities through fairness, engaging instruction and more fun.