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School Superintendents Head for the Exits

In big districts, brand-new leaders fill vacancies
President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt forgiveness in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Washington. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona listens at right.

Biden Announces Student Loan Forgiveness

“Akin to sending a check,” one scholar said

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Parental Anxieties over Student Learning Dissipate as Schools Relax Anti-Covid Measures

But parent reports indicate some shift away from district schools to private, charter, and homeschooling alternatives
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Progress Is Possible

A longer-term look defies conventional narratives of an education system in decline

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