With more job openings in the trades and more questions around the value of a four-year college degree, high schools are turning their attention back to equipping the next generation with hands-on technical skills.

Equity leadership is every school and district leader's job. Yet, too often definitions are buzzy and lack practical application.

Schools are struggling to fill all their teaching jobs for the fall. Teacher morale is low. And, this summer, about one-sixth of the nation's teachers are working in non-school jobs. It's no wonder there's broad support for raising teacher pay.

These three East Coast states earned the top spots in this latest analysis, which ranks each state based on the quality of its public school systems.