Tim Hire, formerly Exeter USD's superintendent, will take over at the helm of the California district. He replaces Jim Vidak, who has served as the leader of Tulare County's education for seven terms.

At least three bills before the state Legislature seek to relocate or remove polling places from schools, an idea that first began circulating around Albany in 2014 following several high-profile school shootings and threats of terrorism.

The results of state-mandated tests given to Missouri public school students in April and May are expected to be released Feb. 1, significantly later than usual. The lengthy delay this year was the result of transitioning to new exams based on new academic standards.

If there's been one constant over the last decade in terms of teacher evaluation policies, it's been change. But state policies have moved faster than researchers' efforts to understand what works and why. The risk? If teachers remain skeptical of the evaluations, too often there is scant feedback,

TeacherFunder, a new fundraising and social platform, will launch on January 15. It will be a resource for teachers who typically spend their own personal money for supplies, field trips and more.

The Here Comes the Bus' more affordable Lite version will be available later this year. Designed to serve smaller school districts that normally don't invest in smart school bus fleet technology. it provides real-time tracking info as well as e-mails and push notifications to connect parents and students with their bus.

Ideal for wireless streaming and gaming over short ranges, IOGEAR's new ultra-fast 60GHz wireless 4K UltraHD video extender sends uncompressed audio and video at near-zero latency.

Rancho Santa Fe's school board has hired Donna Tripi as the California district's new superintendent. She will replace former Superintendent David Jaffe and interim superintendent Kim Pinkerton. Since 1999, Tripi has served as the principal of La Jolla Elementary School.