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[quote=Anonymous]I want to make everyone on here, and in our government read this:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/14/us-schooling-during-covid-19-doesnt-deserve-passing-grade-heres-way-forward/

"Looking at the national pattern of school choices, it is clear that evidence-based policy is not driving these decisions. In states with high and increasing rates of community spread, many schools are open for full in-person learning — putting economic and political considerations before safety and health. In states with lower community spread, many schools are still remote, allowing a single factor — fear of covid-19 — to drive decision-making, despite low absolute risks of school-based transmission and ignoring the real-world risks of hybrid or remote learning."

I'm not 100% pro or against school opening - I'm pro-science and good policy! It's almost as though none of our policymakers learned the basics of public policy. "These are not decisions school leaders or teachers unions should be weighing directly; instead, city leaders, legislators and governors should be considering the broader impacts of school closures on their local economies and working families."

It seems in DC Bowser has sort of tried to do this, but she still comes across not as a reasonable policy leader but very much screw you to the workers in DCPS. I wish we could have actual public health experts - and not the one she's employed, but who are realistic and impartial - to make clear decisions.[/quote]

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