Big Labor-Prolonged School Lockdowns’ High Cost
"schools [...] could reopen safely[...]. Nevertheless, teacher union bosses in all 50 states demanded that schools remain closed."
"schools [...] could reopen safely[...]. Nevertheless, teacher union bosses in all 50 states demanded that schools remain closed."
Scientific research from around the world confirms that schools can be open full-time without posing any meaningful COVID-19 risk to children.
If Biden sincerely wants the many U.S. schools that remain shuttered to reopen soon, he should publicly acknowledge the simple fact that thousands of school districts, predominantly located in jurisdictions where union bosses wield relatively little coercive power over teachers, are safely offering in-person instruction now.
As the 2020-2021 school year approaches, National Education Association (NEA) and American Federation of Teachers (AFT/AFL-CIO) union officials in state after state and school district after school district are making it clear they will do everything in their ample power…