. >> "america tonight's" loirnlingsz on th lori janegliha on the distances school districts will go. >>> and also a league of their own. cuba's best exports smoking their way into the big leagues but this october surprise has the best players sticking close to home. thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen. >>> most of us would do anything to support our children's education, go to the ends of the earth to make sure they have just what they need olearn. for an increasing number of school districts around the country though, that is more than just hyperbole. it's a reality. because the teacher shortage administrators have long warned of is now cropping up in communities big and small and in their search for solution, more school leaders are looking for surprising options. for one district trying to solve its crisis here is "america tonight's" lori jane gliha. >> reporter: on this day, shannon struggles to get the school's volleyball players to a game. but he's the superintendent of the casa grande school district right outside of phoenix. >> we play multiple role, teacher, custodian , spo