Over the next few weeks, millions of American students and teachers spread across the nation's

13,000 public school systems will begin a new school year.

That experience will be vastly different depending on where you live.

In some states, like New York, the decision over whether or not to reopen was drawn out

and contentious.

Last last week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that students would in fact return

to the classroom this fall.

In California, Governor Gavin Newsom made the call back in July to keep most schools

online.

That includes the San Diego Unified School District where we've been focusing our

coverage all week.

These are tough decisions for administrators.

They've divided teachers, families, and communities.

But in California, experts believe they made the right call.

We should be reshaping education and the way we think about it.

And this is a moment where there is that flexibility.

I'm Tremely, and this is Into America.

Today we wrap up our weeklong series, coronavirus in the classroom with Dr. Linda Darling Hammond,

president of California State Board of Education.

Dr. Darling Hammond is the first black woman to hold this role.

She's well aware of the gaps in education that existed before this pandemic hit.

But she's also hopeful about the changes this moment could bring to a system that will

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