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On Wednesday the U.S. Senate's education committee heard testimony on reopening schools. (Top row from left: Sen. Lamar Alexander, Denver Public Schools Superintendent Susana Cordova, Sen. Bob Casey. Middle: former education secretary John B. King Jr., Sen. Patty Murray, Sen. Lisa Murkowski. Bottom: Penny Schwinn, Matthew Blomstedt, Sen. Tammy Baldwin.) Senate.gov/Screenshots by NPR hide caption

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Senate Panel Asks: When Can K-12 Schools Safely Reopen?

The U.S. Senate's education committee grappled with the challenges public schools face as they prepare to reopen safely in the fall.

On Wednesday the U.S. Senate's education committee heard testimony on reopening schools. (Top row from left: Sen. Lamar Alexander, Denver Public Schools Superintendent Susana Cordova, Sen. Bob Casey. Middle: former education secretary John B. King Jr., Sen. Patty Murray, Sen. Lisa Murkowski. Bottom: Penny Schwinn, Matthew Blomstedt, Sen. Tammy Baldwin.) Senate.gov/Screenshots by NPR hide caption

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Senate Panel Asks: When Can K-12 Schools Safely Reopen?

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An oversized Grammy award on display backstage during the 62nd annual Grammy ceremony in January. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The Grammys Changed Some Categories. Will They Make Any Difference?

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After a series of devastating wildfires, like the 2019 Kincade Fire, California had planned on spending billions to prepare for climate-driven disasters. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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California Was Set To Spend Over $1 Billion to Prevent Wildfires. Then Came COVID-19

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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey speaks Saturday with demonstrators calling for the defunding of his city's police department. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images hide caption

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Minneapolis Mayor Wants 'Full Structural Revamp,' Not Abolition Of Police Department

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Democratic presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks via video at a funeral service for George Floyd in Houston on Monday. David J. Phillip/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Joe Biden Has Come A Long Way On Criminal Justice Reform. Progressives Want More

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A mural memorializes George Floyd is his hometown of Houston, where he was known as Big Floyd, and part of the city's hugely influential Screwed Up Click rap collective. Mark Felix/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Houston's Hip-Hop Scene Remembers George Floyd

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