- There’s a broad “coalition of the pissed-off” rising in many cities that’s recalling school board members for pursuing political agendas instead of student needs. It’s likely to shape this election cycle. —Andy Rotherham
- “Fighting the Delta variant: School reopening just got a lot more complicated.” —Education Week
- The pandemic spiked Philadelphia’s previously-declining homicide rates by depriving at-risk students of an education and social interactions, and by dissolving the trust police officers were building with the community. —ProPublica
- D.C.’s lower-income families in Anacostia were hit especially hard economically by shutdowns, and many kids disconnected from remote schooling. Now, childcare centers and early grades schools are working hard to get kids back in classrooms. —The 74
- Moderate and suburban Democrats are unhappy with the party’s approach to equity in schools. —Politico
- The creative class that dominates tech, business, and the media has stirred up division and resentment. Let's create more pathways to upward mobility for people without degrees to diversify the leadership classes and bring positive change. —David Brooks