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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ll be honest, I’m really pissed schools were closed for so long. It was done because unions refused to let their teachers return to school. Before anyone says I’m a Trumpie, I am not. I’m a lifelong Democrat! But that’s what happened and we can’t pretend otherwise. It made me change my opinion about teacher unions, for sure. I’m sorry for all the millions of kids who are behind in the US and no one cares. Affluent parents will just say “kids are resilient” - remember that line?[/quote]

Why were most red states able to open, at least hybrid? Are their teachers unions less powerful?[/quote]

Yes.  [/quote]

I don’t think it was just teachers unions though.  A LOT of “liberal” parents supported virtual learning tor a long time.  It became too political around here and anyone who dared to speak otherwise was branded a trumper.  When you combine parent silence with loud unions and poor leadership among the decision makers, you get inertia.

States like CT and RI managed to open most schools in the fall of 2020 even if it was hybrid. I can’t imagine the unions in those states are akin to those in southern states.  But there was will and leadership at the state level and I think that made a huge difference.[/quote]

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