The National Council of School Safety Directors will provide a national standard, certification, advocacy, and continuing education for school safety leaders.

About 5,000 students have left public schools statewide, with 3,000 using CHOOSE Act funds to attend private schools.The program offers families up to $7,000 per child for education expenses, including private school tuition.

The transformative efforts of several superintendents give the phrase "bold leadership" new meaning.

A contingency plan will furlough 95% of Education Department staff, except in Federal Student Aid, though summer funding offers schools a brief cushion. Facilities on tax-exempt federal land, including Native American reservations, will feel the impact first.