Whether students in Wisconsin have access to career and technical education courses largely depends on if their school district pays for them, and that's because the state is one of just five that doesn't dedicate funding to these programs in public schools.

One New York district has improved chronic absenteeism by nearly 20% in two years. The superintendent is witnessing strong academic gains as a result.

School leaders and parents are reverting to pencil and paper tasks at a time when students remain fixed on their screens.

Rural Gen Z students are less likely than their urban peers to believe they'll find a good job where they live and to expect access to job training