In the race to bring a coronavirus vaccine to market, Oxford University may be winning. Bloomberg Businessweek has a profile on the researcher who has been prepping for this moment for decades. As school districts around the country debate holding in-person classes this fall, a growing trend points to wealthier families taking matters into their own hands. The Washington Post reports on the rise of “micro-schooling.” GQ profiles Atlanta rapper Killer Mike about his complicated political identity and his fight for racial justice and Black prosperity. And from the L.A. Times, a review of Alex Trebek’s new memoir, and how the Jeopardy! host’s battle with cancer has punctuated a legendary career.

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