Jal Mehta: We must make our schools more human

If a measure of a society is how well it takes care of its young, the past nine months are a damning indictment of our nation.Parents and teachers have been working overtime under impossible circumstances., and states have prioritized keeping gyms and restaurants open over keeping schools open. A result is that about 48 percent of all students are still in full-time virtual instruction (another 18 percent are in hybrid), according to Burbio, a company that tracks school calendars. These rates ar