China’s economic turmoil, the future of space exploration, and the pandemic’s effects on school enrollment, learning loss, and test scores.
August 30, 2023 Editor’s note: Today marks the 10th anniversary of podcasting at Brookings! Be sure to check out our showsand follow any that catch your attention. |
| 3 myths about the impact of COVID-19 on public education The United States has an even bigger education problem than people realize, and the country has little chance of tackling difficulties without better understanding and communication. Douglas N. Harris dispels misconceptions about the pandemic’s effects on school enrollment, learning loss, and test scores. |
| Listen: Why should we go back to the moon? Nearly 50 years after the first moon landing, the United States and other nations are now preparing to not only return to the moon, but ultimately launch missions to Mars and beyond. On a new episode of TechTank, Tom Colvin—a senior policy advisor in the Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy at NASA—joins Darrell West to discuss the implications of new lunar landings for the future of space exploration. |
| The problems with China’s economy start at the top “Chinese consumers and businesses are losing confidence that their government has the ability to recognize and fix the economy’s deep-seated problems. If President Xi Jinping’s government doesn’t tackle this fundamental issue, any other measures will have little impact in arresting the downward spiral,” writes Eswar Prasad in a new op-ed. |
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