09/01/2022
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: "Progressives" destroy everything they touch.
[Not every state and county in the nation saw massive declines in education for students. Only areas of the country wherein children and parents were held hostage to the whims and fears of a progressive elite suffered.
The media has largely glossed over that fact. The Times reports it thusly, “In some parts of the country, the worst of the disruptions were short-lived, with schools reopening that fall. But in other areas, particularly in big cities with large populations of low-income students and students of color, schools remained closed for many months, and some did not fully reopen until last year..” Those “parts of the country” where the “disruptions were short-lived” were places like Florida, Georgia, Texas, and Arizona — all states vilified by the press and progressives for daring to reopen and send kids back to in-person learning.]
“The Pandemic Erased Two Decades of Progress in Math and Reading,” read the New York Times headline. The subtitle declared, “The results of a national test showed just how devastating the last two years have been for 9-year-old schoolchildren, especially the most vulnerable.” But the pandemi...
