The national movement against annual state tests in schools never got further than a 20 percent opt-out rate, and that was just in New York state. I bet an invisible spiky virus will wipe out most, if not all, of those tests this year without issuing a single news release.

We want to commend our students, faculty and staff for their continued flexibility and patience during this challenging time as the campus makes critical adjustments in response to COVID-19. To give a snapshot of what UCLA is like with remote learning in place, we asked a few undergraduate students in leadership roles to share their experiences so far. Their responses were sent in before the announcement that remote learning will be extended through the end of spring quarter.

An Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas, Albert Cheng, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Cheng’s new paper, which reports findings from a survey of college alumni about their experiences in higher education and afterward.

Hoover Institution fellow John Yoo discusses the closure of schools, businesses, travel, etc., in reaction to the coronavirus and whether the closures are the best solutions to slow the spread of the coronavirus.