A superintendent's leadership—steady, visible, communicative and inclusive—is the throughline that sustains a district through its most challenging moments and positions it for renewed stability.

Amid declining K12 enrollment, nearly 2,000 former school buildings were converted into apartments in 2024—a 296% increase from the year before.

Indiana school districts are already cutting staff as new property tax reductions shrink their budgets, a statewide survey shows. Nearly all responding districts reported negative impacts and expect deeper shortfalls ahead.

The Department of Education is ordering staff whom it previously laid off from the Office for Civil Rights back to work to help manage a backlog of discrimination cases.