Our five-week K4 summer success program at the Mount Olive Township School District helps underperforming students catch up to their peers by offering a mix of the familiar and the fun.

They have everything to do with closed swimming pools and, more importantly, putting students on track for successful futures in college and the workforce, Superintendent Michelle Hubbard says.

We can motivate students to have a more positive mindset about the goals and purpose of math through community buy-in, professional learning and the right resources.

Administrators are turning to creative solutions to make substitute teaching more desirable. Most commonly, leaders are making efforts to boost pay, especially in high-needs areas.