New Jersey's 50 smallest school districts each reported fewer than 221 students last fall, with the tiniest enrolling just 53 children, according to new state data.

The real question isn't how much technology belongs in the classroom. It's whether what's on the screen is making the classroom better or replacing it.

Many districts approach leadership development reactively. A principal retires, an assistant principal leaves or a department chair position opens, and only then does the search for leadership begin.

You'll find Superintendent Kenneth Spells at a high school basketball or the church fish fry, because strengthening community is part of his leadership philosophy.