As a teacher who's worked in both traditional and virtual classrooms and as an online math tutor, here's how I do my best to instill a love of math in my students.

Leaders in district after district, sometimes with prodding from state legislators, are now rolling back more lenient restorative discipline policies and relying again on suspensions and other measures to address disruptive behavior.

The increasingly popular STEM strategy "socio-scientific instruction" integrates social and ethical considerations into the curriculum, which gives students the chance to apply the skills they're learning to address weighty issues.

The initiative, which has been years in the making, is one of several safety measures Fairfax County Public Schools is working to put in place.