Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio. I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

From the Trump administration's earliest days, the Environmental Protection Agency has been

unpicking Obama-era regulations. Now the EPA is added again. Yet even some of the industries

that might benefit aren't all that excited about the changes.

And some city slickers in Kenya are telling the villagers they left behind that they make

a lot less money than they do. It might stop them being asked for help, but it also leaves

many in the dark about the benefits that urban life brings.

First up, though.

The vast majority of the world's children who would normally be in school aren't. In America,

some schools have shut their doors until September. Some are still open, but the majority are

in limbo. Yesterday, President Donald Trump suggested they should consider reopening.

You see a lot of governors get out and they want to open it up. Many are thinking about

their school system, not a long way to go in the school system right now for the season,

for this year, but I think you see a lot of schools open up even if it's for a very short

period of time. I think it would be a good thing.

In Britain, it's a similar story. Today, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson will appear

before Parliament to face questions about when British pupils might resume their studies.

For teachers, one of the biggest worries is keeping their students all on the same page.

My main concern is this idea of the gap between students within the same school and that

only getting wider as school closures continue.

Kate Stockings teaches geography at Hamstead School in North London. Around 1200 students

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