School Staffing Shortages, Xi Jinping’s Power Move, and More

October 26, 2022

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How 100 large and urban districts are attracting and retaining staff

The 2022-2023 school year’s staff shortages have dominated back-to-school conversations and gained the attention of federal policymakers. Lisa Chu and Chelsey Shen outline how districts are planning to address staff recruitment and retention challenges, writing that districts will need to think bigger and more long-term to tackle the root of lingering challenges.

Xi Jinping waves after his speech following the 20th Party Congress

Listen: What does Xi Jinping’s power move mean for China?

On the latest episode of The Current, Patricia Kim says that China’s 20th Party Congress demonstrated that none of Beijing’s recent troubles, from public anger over COVID lockdowns to economic slowdowns and rising international tensions, have dented President Xi Jinping’s grip on power.

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A burning bus, set alight by cartel gunmen to block a road, is pictured during clashes with federal forces following the detention of Ovidio Guzman

High-value targeting strategies around the world

High value targeting is built around the notion that taking out the leaders of terrorist, insurgent, militia, and criminal groups will defang the group’s operational capacity and make the organization easier to defeat. Vanda Felbab-Brown discusses how this method has been used globally and its problematic side effects.