Nearly a dozen K12 districts chose new leaders over the past week, with many educators stepping into the superintendency for the first time.

Unprecedented number of challenges came predominantly from far-right activists targeting stories of race, sexuality and gender identity.

There is no precise accounting of media literacy classes. But they appear to be growing more common as teachers feel compelled to help students distinguish fact from fiction. Students' ability to do so can shape their everyday actions and relationships. But this year's presidential election, which has generated a seemingly endless stream of doctored images and out-of-context video clips, has given these lessons more urgency

More than a decade ago, Denver Public Schools decided that it was time to go solar. There was just one problem: The district didn't have the cash. Buying solar arrays outright can cost schools upward of hundreds of thousands of dollars, a steep price most can't afford.