The ongoing teacher shortage has been difficult for K-12 school districts everywhere, with the strain to attract and retain the best teachers particularly acute in rural areas. “In Search of Teachers” looks at some of the creative solutions implemented by school leaders in rural Colorado districts. Also in this issue: preparing for the growing wave of artificial intelligence; legal issues and using Indigenous team names and mascots; simple rules for school board success; and more.

Code.org, ETS, ISTE, Khan Academy, and World Economic Forum recently announced the formation of TeachAI, bringing together education, nonprofit, and technology partners, including the National School Boards Association (NSBA), to assist governments and education authorities with integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into primary and secondary curricula worldwide while protecting student safety, respecting privacy rights, and addressing issues of bias and misinformation.