CPS CEO Pedro Martinez mentioned earlier this week that the mask requirement can be lifted “in the close to future,” backtracking from a commitment to masks just days earlier. High schools were the biggest beneficiaries of an influx of federal money, while enrollment drops led to much less cash for lots of faculties. The Orange Beach City Council made an abrupt decision on Tuesday to form its personal city school system. But in most cities, the process of breaking away from a county school is rather more sophisticated and financial points usually are the most important hurdle. Some fast-growing cities are weighing their own breakaways, but choices won’t occur quickly.
Following a collection of vignettes from faculties around the country, readers weighed in. The controversy surrounding John Comaroff, an anthropologist, has divided the college, with students like Jill Lepore and Henry Louis Gates Jr. supporting their colleague. The Board of …