At a House hearing were lawmakers bared the lingering bitterness and division over the decision to shutter schools in March 2020, it was remarkable how some Democrats defended school closures despite it proving to be damaging and politically toxic.
Learning loss has been recorded across grade levels and subjects, suggesting that remote learning spared very few. Hardest hit wereand children of color, who, in some cases, lacked adequate internet access. In some households, parents who held “essential” jobs were unable to help their children with online learning.
Democrats defended remote learning as a necessary response to a novel pathogen. But in some cases, they also exaggerated the risk of the coronavirus to children, or the extent to which COVID-19 spread in schools. Bowman also said that it was incorrect to refer to “learning loss,” an echo of arguments made by teachers’ unions that educational setbacks are being exaggerated.
But by the time summer arrived, the togetherness vanished as debates over masks and restrictions grew increasingly bitter. Republicans like Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida pushed for schools to reopen. So did then-President Donald Trump, though arguably with less focus than the issue demanded.
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