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.
Regular check-ins on staff wellbeing, managing workloads and guaranteeing planning time are among the strategies K-12 leaders are using to keep staff onboard.
One recent study found that over one school year, students who were exposed to more sunlight during their school day displayed 26 percent higher reading outcomes and 20 percent higher math outcomes.
Add computer hackers to COVID and increasingly severe weather on the growing list of challenges forcing administrators to more frequently shut schools down.
A majority of adults trust their schools to handle COVID but they also say preventing the spread of the virus is more important than keeping kids in classrooms.
Staff shortages in the classroom and elsewhere are the leading reasons some big districts have shifted to virtual learning this week, with administrators hoping to bring students back quickly.
