The pandemic has mostly receded from America’s schools. School mask mandates are rapidly melting away, and even New York City is finally allowing students to show their faces. After a fresh wave of January school closures in cities like Chicago, Atlanta, and Detroit, shutdowns are at long last (mostly) an ugly memory.
Schools Are Exiting the Pandemic. What Now?
It’s time to redouble efforts to make school rigorous, challenging, engaging, and joyous.




