By Emily Oster

Michael Horn on what formal education is for.

We’re heading toward back-to-school week in my neck of the woods, and in honor of that, this week ParentData is school-focused. Today we have an interview with education expert Michael Horn about his new book, From Reopen to Reinvent: (Re)Creating School for Every Child. Thursday I’ll talk through some data on homework. And Friday the Q&A will be all your questions about school. As Dora the Explorer would say: “Grab your backpack, let’s go!”