News We’re Reading This Week, 4/27/21

Editor’s note: This weekly media report covers national public education news, opinions, and trends. Please be in touch with alanna.klein@greendot.org with any questions.

• The 2021-22 school year may resemble a pre-pandemic “normal” after a series of recent announcements from districts across the country such as: 
  • LAUSD announced that there will hopefully be all-day, in-person instruction in the fall. This announcement comes after all LAUSD schools opened this week in some capacity.  (LA Daily News, LA Sentinel, LAist, LA School Report)
  • Shelby County Schools took reopening one step further and removed their mask mandate policy for the fall.  (CBS 42, WBRC, WMC Action 5, Commercial Appeal) 

• Austin Beutner will step down as LAUSD Superintendent when his contract expires June 30th. (CBS LA, Daily News, LA Times, EdSource, Fox LA)