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What lessons should higher ed learn from the state and fate of K-12 school reform?

  Last year was a bolt from the blue. It revealed that colleges and universities are far more adaptable than many of us had thought. When the chips were down, higher education shifted on a dime, emptying campuses and switching to remote learning within a couple of weeks. Faculty also demonstrated a commitment to student well-being and to quality teaching that higher ed’s critics had previously deemed lacking. In addition, 2020 taught us a great deal about the keys to student success, insight...