School Board Turmoil, Creating Healthier Workplaces, and More

November 2, 2021

What used to be sleepy meetings about facilities and operations have turned into fiery battlegrounds for hot-button issues across the country. Jon Valant discusses the responsibilities placed on local school boards and the consequences of not participating in their high-stakes elections.

“If employers want a future of work where business continues to grow and thrive, then we need responses that recognize the reality of mental health symptoms, allow for flexibility and accommodation in work, and still preserve productivity,” write Sherry Glied and Richard Frank.

For Taiwan, credible deterrence against Chinese military aggression requires the alchemy of multiple elements—and combining all these elements together is a formidable challenge. Ryan Hass argues that the greater alignment that Taiwan’s leaders have about the nature of the threat and the trade-offs required to meet the moment, the greater the impact Taipei will have on Beijing’s calculations.

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