April 2020

Berkeley: Leaving No Child Digitally Behind

Regarding Steven Davidoff Solomon’s “Berkeley Schools Leave Every Child Behind” (op-ed, April 3), Solomon should know that under federal law public schools (unlike his first daughter’s private school) cannot just plow ahead with a structure that excludes free access to any student, whatever the special need and without threat of serious legal challenges with financial consequences to the district and the district taxpayers.

US Allows Google Internet Project to Advance Only if Hong Kong Is Cut Out

US officials granted Google permission to turn on a high-speed internet link to Taiwan but not to the Chinese territory of Hong Kong, citing national-security concerns in a ruling that underscores fraying ties between Washington and Beijing.

The Humble Phone Call Has Made a Comeback

Phone calls have made a comeback in the pandemic.