- Only a quarter of students can name the three branches of government, and many young people are ignorant of the Holocaust. The best way to get civics back in the classroom is to test it. —Gov. Doug Ducey
- Europe’s admirable commitment to in-person learning has paid off: Schools have been open with safety measures for weeks and outbreaks have been few and carefully handled. —Washington Post
- “Teachers find higher pay and growing options in Covid pods.” —Wall Street Journal
- Shemar, a motivated twelve-year old student with a difficult home life, was isolated from his teachers, mentors, and peers by school closures. Remote learning is failing children like him. —New Yorker
- Fourth-grade Mississippi teacher Danielle Whittington worries that hybrid learning is dividing her students into two groups with vastly unequal education experiences. —Washington Post
- What would confirming Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court mean for education, equity, and religious charter schools? —The 74 Million
- Florida made the controversial decision to push in-person instruction this semester. So far, it hasn’t brought a surge in infections. —USA Today
- “What you don’t see: Confidentiality and the distance classroom.” —Forbes
- A new federal plan states it will prioritize school employees for receiving a Covid-19 vaccine once it’s released. —Education Week
