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Flashpoint 8/15/21: Education leaders weigh in on students returning to school this fall amid the ongoing pandemic

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DETROIT – There is a lot of controversy surrounding students going back-to-school amid the ongoing pandemic.

Everyone has an opinion about the best way to handle it. We talked to some of the decision makers.

Then we looked into how Washington will shape what is on the road over the next decade. There was a conversation on automotive news.

We might have seen the future of the auto show in Detroit this week and it’s an outdoor event.

Our analysts took on those things and more.

Segment One

Dr. Nikolai Vitti, Superintendent, Detroit Public Schools Community District; Dr. Alena Zachery-Ross, Superintendent, Ypsilanti Community Schools and Dr. Ken Kalinowski, Principal of De La Salle High School

Segment Two

Sam Abuelsamid, auto analyst, Guidehouse insights and Stephanie Brinley, senior auto analyst of IHS Markit

Segment Three

Flashpoint host Jason Colthorp wraps up this week’s episode