As COVID-19 case numbers drop, just how quickly should schools, businesses and society at large get back to normal? And what does "normal" even mean in a post-pandemic world? State and local officials are planning some big changes — and getting pushback from some for moving too fast, and others for not moving fast enough. GBH News' Saraya Wintersmith and Mike Deehan join Adam Reilly to talk about what's happening in Boston and beyond.

Plus — yet another Boston Public Schools superintendent hits the road. So what will it take for Brenda Cassellius' replacement to turn around the state's biggest public school system? GBH Politics Editor Peter Kadzis and Latoya Gayle, director of advocacy at Neighborhood Villages, join Adam with their thoughts.

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