Stanching the exodus of teachers of color from the education field begins by expanding our national focus from supporting the whole student to supporting the whole teacher.
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.
Federal officials allege the district violated Title IX by allowing transgender students assigned male at birth to use girls' bathrooms and locker rooms, share overnight accommodations with female students, and to participate in girls' sports.
Lawmakers have regularly balanced the state budget "on the backs of students," public schools advocates have argued. This year, legislators took a different approach.
