In this edition of What School Leaders Are Reading, we highlight articles from state school boards associations and other educational community publications that you might have missed. Stories include the importance of school community in Wisconsin, some common misconceptions about school board members in New Jersey, making the right policy decisions in California, and the importance of computer science education in Ohio.

The Importance of School Community: Fostering Transformative Partnerships (Scroll to page 8)
Ben Niehaus, Wisconsin School News, December 2025

14 Things School Board Members Wish You Knew About Them (Scroll to page 38)
Janet Bamford, School Leader (New Jersey School Boards Association), Winter 2026

Pondering Policy: Making the Right Choices for School Communities in Times of Rapid Change
Heather Kemp, California Schools (California School Boards Association), Fall 2025

Why Computer Science Can’t Wait in the Age of AI
Julia Wynn and Matthew Williams, Journal (Ohio School Boards Association), October 2025