The COVID-19 pandemic’s shuttering of classrooms in March 2020 triggered a sea change in the nationwide debate over the direction of public schools.

That debate has only flourished since, even after many schools that had long been closed to in-person instruction reopened, with reports showing parents flocking to local school board meetings to weigh in on operational and curriculum-related decisions.

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