by Heath Morrison | Feb 6, 2024 | Blog, Education, Heath Morrison Superintendent
For the better part of the last decade, as I have engaged with my fellow superintendents from across the country regarding the most challenging issues confronting public education, the looming teacher shortage was always high in the topics discussed. Over the last few...
by Heath Morrison | Feb 6, 2024 | Blog, Education, Heath Morrison Superintendent
After the war in Vietnam, it was common for those who served in the military to be publicly berated for their service. It has been a wonderful transformation to see how that has shifted in recent years. My father, a proud member of the Air Force, would come to tears...
by Heath Morrison | Feb 6, 2024 | Blog, Education, Heath Morrison Superintendent
Many state legislatures across the nation have convened for their annual legislative session. A handful, including Texas, hold regular sessions every two years and are in the midst of their off-session year. Yet for many states, what is typically a three to four-month...
by Heath Morrison | Dec 12, 2023 | Blog, Education, Heath Morrison Superintendent
School districts often struggle to balance the needs of all children under the financial constraints in which they operate annually. While this has long been the case, the severity of recent inflationary costs that all sectors have confronted across the country has...
by Heath Morrison | Nov 9, 2023 | Blog, Education, Heath Morrison Superintendent
A strong, dedicated and effective teacher workforce is the cornerstone of a successful education system. State lawmakers can play a critical role in conditioning the environments in which teachers work and students learn. With the current teacher shortage impacting...
by Heath Morrison | Oct 16, 2023 | Blog, Education, Heath Morrison Superintendent
As schools across the country opened this month, the usual first-day question of “Who is my child’s teacher?” must now include: “And are they qualified?” By 2025, it is expected there will be over 300,000 teacher vacancies nationwide. To fill these gaps, many states...