Teachers at all levels are experiencing pressure from parents about politicized topics such as critical race theory, LGBTQ+ issues, and COVID-19 safety practices. Ashley Woo and Melissa Kay Diliberti discuss recent survey data of U.S. educators and recommend a two-pronged approach to engage with parents and manage conflict. 

“Ankara may be far from an ideal ally, and it will not be moved by appeals to shared values or the importance of what Washington considers a rules-based international order. But Erdogan’s pragmatism, regional ambitions, and transactionalism make a productive relationship possible,” argue Aslı Aydıntaşbaş and Jeremy Shapiro in their recent op-ed.

What does the Federal Reserve Board’s former point person on bank supervision and regulation think about the future of U.S. banks? Dan Tarullo—Nomura Professor of International Financial Regulatory Practice at Harvard Law School and a nonresident fellow at the Hutchins Center at Brookings—spoke with David Wessel on recent developments in the banking business, including the government’s evolving approach to mergers, proposals to lift the minimum capital requirement on banks, and more.