Education

Typical challenges faced include:

1. Achievement gaps reflected in unacceptable literacy, math and other subject proficiency rates that undermine economic mobility.
2. Budget overruns erode funds available for high-impact services benefitting marginalized students.
3. Cybersecurity incidents expose sensitive student records and proprietary instructional content.
4. Non-compliance with federal education laws incurs penalties while still requiring mandated program improvements.
5. Safety incidents including bullying, student trauma, and acts of violence require crisis management while impacting learning continuity.
6. Inconsistent safety culture across regions and roles allows risks to student wellbeing to go unaddressed.
7. Inferior quality instructional materials fail to deliver literacy and other academic gains.
8. Ineffective integration of education technologies without adequate teacher training or customization to learning needs.
9. Natural disasters and public health emergencies cause structural damage, staff shortages, and community devastation taking focus away from learning recovery.
10. Teacher and substitute shortages leading to persistent understaffing, overstressed educators and students cycling through a carousel of long-term subs.
11. Physical security gaps allowing unauthorized access to campuses.
12. Diminished oversight over outsourced transportation, food services and contractor staff.
13. Supply chain issues delaying delivery of textbooks, tech devices, materials and equipment needed for impactful instruction.