Urban, suburban and rural superintendents cited inequitable school funding, salary freezes, legacy debt payments and lack of retirement security as top talent concerns.
The equitable spending of American Rescue Plan funds could rely on superintendents and their teams working closely with community leaders, education advocates say.
Nevada's associate superintendent for school improvement, Kody Asmus said if a student or a family wants online learning, "they're going to get it, they're going to find it, whether it's homeschooling or open-enrolling to another school or district that is offering it, and we would just love to keep our kids with us."
Dozens of colleges and universities have required that students get vaccinated before returning in the fall but the issue poses more complex questions for K-12.
Getting students who have missed significant amounts of school to return is the only the first step in what will a long and challenging recovery process, dropout expert says.
Steady stream of superintendents and school boards make masks optional even as the CDC urges keeping COVID precautions until the end of the school year.
Approximately 24,000 school-aged children and their families will have greater access to mental health care through a new University of Missouri initiative funded by local taxes.
A new incentive program will increase pay for teachers facing some of the greatest challenges in helping students catch up from the pandemic. It relies on more than standardized test scores to measure performance.
