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Our reporters address reader concerns about K-12 schooling.
By the staff of The Morning
Today is the traditional start of the new school year, though in reality more than two-thirds of the nation’s 55 million students returned to class in August or even July. This fall, children, teachers and parents are facing new rules restricting cellphone use and grappling with generative A.I. They’re at the center of new culture wars over diversity and religion. And they’re watching to see whether President Trump will follow through on his vows to shutter the federal Education Department and further expand private school vouchers.
