According to more than 2,500 teachers, administrators and leaders nationwide, promoting school attendance is their greatest challenge in 2025, new research asserts. Here's what else is on their mind.

Before most kids go back to school, one Texas-based company, called “Campus Guardian Angel,” is providing schools with demos of a new high-tech drone system it says can help save lives in school shootings.

Five Northern Virginia school divisions must revise their policies after being found in violation of Title IX for allowing students to access sports and facilities based on gender identity. The schools are required to adopt biology-based definitions of sex and align future policies with federal guidelines.

Earlier this year CoSN released its 2025 National Student Data Privacy Report, based on the results of a wide-ranging survey of school district leaders.