- Teachers unions have become the main barriers to school reopenings in places where they are feasible. Students are the ones paying the price. —Jonathan Chait
- Many Black and Brown communities support charter schools. The Democratic Party would better serve the interests of all Americans by doing the same. —Philadelphia Inquirer
- “Staffing Wisconsin schools is a 'nightmare' amid teacher unease, substitute shortage and quarantines.” —Post Crescent
- A new poll from the National Parents Union found that parents want more consistency and higher quality from their child’s virtual schooling. —Chalkbeat
- Across the country, school enrollment is dropping by the thousands, particularly for younger students. This loss could be detrimental to school budgets. —National Public Radio
- Prior to reopening schools, there was a lot of fear that Covid cases would spike. Those fears appear to have been unfounded. —Emily Oster
- Rhode Island could serve as a model to other states ready to reopen schools. —New York Times
- George Floyd played on Texas’ Jack Yates High School’s football team and once viewed sports as his way out of poverty. Here’s how inequitable funding and misguided attempts at desegregation affected his experience there. —Washington Post
- This research finds “evidence that the presence of unions and community support for President Donald Trump had a significantly bigger influence on school districts' decisions about holding in-person classes than the local spread of the coronavirus.” —Education Week
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