Teachers Union Head Hints Schools May Not Open


From Allahpundit: I’ve said it before, but once again for emphasis: If you have school-aged kids and you live in a blue state, you’re courting disaster by not moving before the fall semester. Which is now only a month or so away (Hot Air). https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2021/07/28/rumblings-teachers-union-head-fed-chair-hint-that-schools-might-not-reopen-on-schedule-n405267
From the Wall Street Journal: Shutting down schools was among the most destructive policies of the pandemic, and a new report by McKinsey & Co. quantifies the harm. The consulting firm examined spring 2021 test results for 1.6 million students in grades 1 through 6 across the U.S., then compared their performance with that of similar students pre-pandemic. They discovered that the pandemic-era children were, on average, about four months behind in reading and five months behind in math. However bleak, these numbers “likely represent an optimistic scenario,” McKinsey says. The results measure “outcomes for students who took interim assessments in the spring in a school building—and thus exclude students who remained remote throughout the entire school year, and who may have experienced the most disruption to their schooling” (WSJ).
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-cost-of-the-school-shutdowns-mckinsey-report [login to see] 7?mod=opinion_lead_pos3