Jessica Dain was named one of the NSPRA's 25 "Superintendents to Watch" of 2023. Here's how she's been able to get her district on the map.

A few days after Joe Gothard was named the 2024 Superintendent of the Year, he announced last week that he was leaving St. Paul Public Schools in Minnesota to return to lead his hometown district, the Madison Metropolitan School District in neighboring Wisconsin.

Superintendents believe AI can make teachers' jobs easier, improve educators' ability to meet students' special needs and accelerate learning across the board—as long as educators get more comprehensive training.

Decisions about school closures are steeped in nuances about stagnant state funding formulas, slowed birth-rate projections and low building utilization. But for kids like Coraline, those complicated numbers aren't what matters.