Gwinnett County Public Schools in Georgia picked Alexandra Estrella, who leads Connecticut's Norwalk Public Schools, as its next superintendent. A Missouri district picks its first-ever female leader.
Dr. Jeff Horton was recognized as District Administration's 2026's Superintendent of the Year and Dr. Carmen Balgobin has been named District Administration's 2026 Woman of the Year.
The creators of ChatGPT are joining forces with the American Federation of Teachers to train 400,000 K12 teachers to champion AI instruction in their classrooms. Microsoft is also contributing.
Mike Dominguez takes the helm at Missouri's Francis Howell School District while Jami Jo Thompson is named the next superintendent of Rapid City Area Schools.
The finalists for 2025 Superintendent of the Year award from AASA, The School Superintendents Association hail from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida and Illinois.
A longtime administrator and current interim superintendent was promoted to the top spot in the district he has served for years during another busy week of leadership moves and internal hires.
Commissioner of Education Margie Vandeven said social-emotional learning standards have become divisive. "States are implementing SEL standards or they are forbidding them."
Cardona interacted with kids in the Springfield School District’s after-school SCOPE program, emphasizing the partnership with the city’s Boys and Girls Club as a way to relieve some of the burden on public schools, which have carried greater and greater responsibility for child development beyond classroom learning.
