One evening in March, a high school senior named Sydney Zicolella stood before the school board in Killingly, Connecticut and described her psychiatric history, beginning in the sixth grade, when she was “by definition, clinically depressed.”

Inspire thinking, monitor progress, prioritize SEL, and make screen time matter.

The fact that more women have reached the to post in recent years does not tell the whole story as "we are still grossly underrepresented in this role," says one superintendent.

The good news, at least for schools and community colleges, is that even if state revenues were to plummet, they'd be far better positioned to weather a sizable downtown than in the past – for reasons of foresight and luck.