This moment requires leaders to hold two realities at once. The immediate need to balance next year’s budget. The longer-term need to build a system that can operate within its means.
Long-time educators like NEA President Becky Pringle say "kids can't learn if they're hungry," citing concerns about the potential expiration of SNAP benefits.
Strategic cooperative purchasing can provide districts with data insights into contract details and spend across the entire organization, turning what was once a reactive process into a proactive approach.
Education programs across the country have plunged into uncertainty and chaos after the Trump administration announced a federal spending freeze and government officials tried to soften the blow of a directive that started paralyzing agency functions.
