- Pandemic-era school closures explain only one-fifth of the rise in chronic absenteeism. —David Wallace-Wells, New York Times
- Education reform is challenging because it’s unclear what “better schools” or “challenge the teachers unions” even means. —Matthew Yglesias, Slow Boring
- Young people must be told that high school does not determine their destiny, that whether they were failures or high achievers needn’t shape who they are as adults. —Megan Stack, New York Times
- The Tories’ focus on basic literacy and numeracy is paying dividends in UK elections. —Chris Bryant, Bloomberg
