Back to school” is not an autumnal phenomenon in Texas. Students begin their summer holiday in May but return to class in mid-August. The country’s largest Republican state offers a cautionary tale about the struggles that the country will face with children returning to classrooms amid a rising number of covid-19 cases and a more contagious variant.

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https://www.economist.com/united-states/2021/08/12/texas-offers-an-early-case-study-on-getting-children-back-to-school-while-covid-19-is-spreading