Why San Francisco’s school board got booted
What a local election can say about our national political climate.
Explain It to Me · Vox
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Show Notes
Dylan Matthews, Jerusalem Demsas, and Dara Lind discuss the recent school board recall election in San Francisco and also whether the Great Resignation is boosting inflation.
References:
Clara Jeffery's summary of why the recall succeeded
Former Green Party mayoral nominee Matt Gonzalez’s case for the recall
Former board president Gabriela López's post-mortem after she was recalled
López’s 2021 interview with the New Yorker on school renaming
Lowell alum Justin Lai arguing in favor of the new admissions policies
The Asan American backlash against changing Lowell admissions (see also)
Students in selective exam schools don’t seem to reap many benefits
A review of exam schools nationwide
Putting “non-gifted” students in gifted classrooms helps them a lot
White Paper: The Effects of the “Great Resignation” on Labor Market Slack and Inflation
Hosts:
Dylan Matthews (@dylanmatt), senior correspondent, Vox
Jerusalem Demsas (@jerusalemdemsas), policy reporter, Vox
Dara Lind (@dlind), Weeds co-host, Vox
Credits:
Sofi LaLonde, producer and engineer
Libby Nelson, editorial adviser
Amber Hall, deputy editorial director of talk podcasts
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