The "educator talent gap" currently taxing U.S. schools will skyrocket unless working conditions improve and district leaders can recruit more qualified teachers, a K-12 staffing company warns.
"I've never experienced such a rapid and profound increase in maladaptive behaviors as what educators have reported since the pandemic," a lifelong administrator and teacher writes.
A "personal art of coding" mindset is key for today's students because computer science can be just as creative as painting or writing music, says K-12 IT leader Pam Whitlock.
Some of the districts most heavily damaged by Hurricane Ian began welcoming students back on Monday while other buildings may remain closed for several more weeks.
A frenzy of false active shooter reports that sent schools across South Carolina into lockdown and evacuations this week was caused by a TikTok challenge, authorities say.
"The negativity out there is around a lot of misinformation and misunderstanding," says Shelley Berman, lead superintendent for SEL at AASA, The Superintendent's Association.
