K-12 leaders grappling with teacher and staff shortages are receiving unprecedented assistance from elected leaders on both sides of the political divide and various sectors of their communities.

Local school districts are on high alert as violent threats against schools are up across the country.

A Michigan district's Facebook post has become all too familiar since the Oxford High School shooting: 'Due to another threat, Lakeshore Schools will be closed again today.'

New federal rule requiring COVID vaccinations or weekly testing and face coverings for private employers with more than 100 employees could soon apply to state and local educational agencies.