It's been a rocky start to the school year when it comes to COVID. A late summer surge has already led to class cancellations in places like Kentucky and Texas. We dig deeper on how schools are dealing with this latest COVID wave.

• Plus, women are closing the labor force gap with men.
• And, the fallout continues from Spanish soccer's "MeToo" moment.

Guests: Axios' Adriel Bettelheim and Emily Peck; Power Plays' Lindsay Gibbs.

Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Alexandra Botti, Fonda Mwangi, Lydia McMullen-Laird, Robin Linn and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. You can send questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.