A Teacher Workforce Crisis, Giorgia Meloni and the Italian Election, and More

Upping the ante for privacy legislation, the prevalence of right-wing politics in Italy, and relieving teacher staffing pressures.

View in browser August 29, 2022 Are we at a crisis point with the public teacher workforce?   With news stories about teacher shortages grabbing the headlines, observers are concluding that teachers have grown tired of nonstop learning recovery and being caught in national culture wars. But are reports of a teacher crisis real or overblown? Education scholars weigh in on this question and offer their recommendations on relieving staffing pressures.   Read more What happens if Giorgia Meloni wins Italy's elections?   Giorgia Meloni, leader of the right-wing Brothers of Italy party, could become Italy's first female prime minister. But if she wins, she will also be the country's first head of government whose political party has never fully renounced its fascist background. Carlo Bastasin discusses why anti-establishment parties are so popular in Italy and the implications of this popularity for the future of the country.   Read more The FTC ups the ante for federal privacy legislation   "Though rulemaking is a poor substitute for legislation, it can improve the current losing game in which neither individuals nor the law can keep up with the pace and scope of data collection." Cameron Kerry explains the long and torturous road of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rulemaking, and how the commission's advance notice of proposed rulemaking relates to pending congressional privacy legislation.   Read on Lawfare The conclusions and recommendations of any Brookings publication are solely those of its author(s), and do not reflect the views of the Institution, its management, or its other scholars. The Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Unsubscribe Manage your newsletter subscriptions | Receive the Brookings Brief less often