The shortage is so severe that Hawaii is one of several states that rely on teachers without licenses in special education to teach some of the highest needs students.
Math is one subject that has so far escaped the controversy that political leaders have created over critical race theory and social-emotional learning. Not anymore.
Schools in Arizona must now let students take a one- to two-minute moment of silence at the beginning of each school day. Whether they meditate, pray, or run through test questions in their head is up to them.
More school districts are dropping mask mandates than are reinstating them as educators wait to see if the latest COVID wave will match past surges in severity.
Masks will once again be required in Philadelphia's schools as other large districts are also seeing an increase in COVID cases. Still, K-12 leaders elsewhere are dropping their mask mandates.
Female superintendents and superintendents of districts serving mostly students of color have been disproportionately impacted by turnover since the beginning of the pandemic though all leaders are reporting heavier workloads.
