Regulating social media companies, high school graduation and college entry rates amid COVID, and Yoon Suk-yeol’s foreign policy.
The pandemic’s effect on high school graduation and college entry Much of the attention on schools during the COVID-19 era has been on falling test scores, but high school graduation and college entry are just as strong predictors of long-term life success. Douglas Harris and Feng Chen explore key questions around high school graduation, the transition between high school and college, and more. Read more | Transparency is the best first step toward better digital governance After years of letting social media companies manage their own systems and content moderation practices with little or no public supervision, policymakers are working to rein in these powerful platforms. Transparency, disclosures, and openness will be essential elements in a new regulatory structure, Mark MacCarthy argues. Read more | Help support Brookings with a donation Brookings is committed to making its high-quality, independent policy research free to the public. Please consider making a contribution today to our Annual Fund to support our experts' work. | The conclusions and recommendations of any Brookings publication are solely those of its author(s), and do not reflect the views of the Institution, its management, or its other scholars. | |