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Life is more normal now than it has been in years, as people do away with masks and social distancing. Stefan Tomic/E+ via Getty Images

September 21, 2022

Is the pandemic over? We asked an economist, an education expert and a public health scholar their views

William Hauk, University of South Carolina; Lisa Miller, University of Colorado Anschutz, and Wayne Au, University of Washington, Bothell

President Joe Biden’s suggestion that the COVID-19 pandemic is over has led to a backlash among some experts who suggest the comment is premature – and counterproductive.

A mural outside La Chiquita Grocery in Santa Ana, Calif. honors the military service of nearly 200 local Mexican Americans. Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

November 25, 2020

California vetoed ethnic studies requirements for public high school students, but the movement grows

Wayne Au, University of Washington, Bothell

Ethnic studies programs gained popularity in schools across the country after a controversial ban in Arizona in 2010 sparked national interest.

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