According to recent polling, 67% of Americans think Biden is too old to serve a second term. Only 42% think the same of Trump. William Galston and Elaine Kamarck conclude that the only way Biden can convince the American people they have misjudged him is to spend more time in the public eye, showing them through speech and deed that he is up to the job again.
How should broadcast news networks cover presidential campaigns in a changing media landscape? Marvin Kalb suggests four ways and notes that it will take courage on the part of network executives to bear the heavy responsibility.
The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program provides $42.5 billion to expand broadband deployment. It's an unprecedented opportunity to create high-quality jobs, improve diversity in the broadband workforce, and close the digital divide. But taking advantage of this opportunity will require coordination among state governments, employers, and unions, Nicol Turner Lee and Jack Malamud emphasize.
Teacher residency programs (TRPs) tailor teacher preparation to the needs of specific communities and can help increase diversity and improve stability in the teacher pipeline. Are districts willing to invest in TRPs even when the costs are high and the benefits can take years to materialize? Nicolas Zerbino and Lauren Worley look at the benefits, costs, and viability of these programs.
Noncredit workforce training programs are popular, but we don't know much about them. Researchers examine Virginia's FastForward CTE programs to see how gaps in student information can be filled.
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