EditorialPreparation for the new school year, with restrictive measures, masks and disinfection. Almaty, Kazakhstan, Almaty, Almaty, Kazakhstan - 31 Aug 2020
EditorialA nursing student instructs a first grader at Ethel Phillips Elementary School in Sacramento, Calif., on how to properly wash her hands to reduce the spread of the coronavirus on Friday, March 13, 2020. (Max Whittaker/The New York Times)
EditorialA first grader at Ethel Phillips Elementary School in Sacramento, Calif., washes their hands during a lesson on how to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, on Friday, March 13, 2020. (Max Whittaker/The New York Times)
EditorialAri Cotton, a first grader, reads a book on Dec. 19, 2020, at Garrison Elementary School in Washington, D.C., one of only two jurisdictions in the country that saw rising scores on national reading tests last year. (Lexey Swall/The New York Times)