Leaders of small Minnesota school districts have been inundated with public records requests seeking millions of documents with information on everything from their schools’ COVID protocols to classroom materials, names of teachers and the buildings where they work, even text messages that mention race or social-emotional services.

At any time, about 22 percent of the nation's school districts are headed by interim or acting superintendents.

As education leaders and policy-makers are deciding where to prioritize ESSER funding, here are three key steps to elevate science instruction district-wide for the long term.

Your district's future, diverse teacher workforce—and a key, long-term solution to teaching shortages—is likely sitting in your classrooms right now.