Steve West | Schools and parents are locked in a legal battle over who has final authority over children
GLOBAL BRIEFS | Myanmar’s military junta sentences former leader to three more years in prison
BOOKS | Engaging tales that send readers back in time
EDUCATION | Districts seek creative solutions to staff shortages
Laboring together in humility and love
U.S. BRIEFS | Decimated Texas cotton crop costs agriculture industry $2 billion
CHILDREN’S BOOKS | Stories of heartache, hope, and adventure
Without it, fads become dogma
TELEVISION | Amazon’s series is entertaining but plays a little fast and loose with Tolkien’s chronology
BACKGROUNDER | Understanding a two-year surge in home prices
