July 15, 2020
A crisis for education
The player is loading ...
Los Angeles takes schooling online this fall, as districts nationwide face the difficult task of balancing student needs with safety, political pressure and the global pandemic. Plus, a momentary respite for international college students.
Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Austin Beutner on the decision to keep public schools online in the fall. Laura Meckler explains the delicate dance local districts are facing with whether to allow students on campus. And Nick Anderson, on a victory for international college students.
Read more:
With coronavirus science still iffy, U.S. schools hope to reopen for 56.6 million K-12 students.
The Trump administration has dropped its plan to strip international college students taking only online classes of their visas.
