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What Biden Can Do to Help Keep Schools Open
The president needs to be clear with teachers unions that in-person learning is a national priority.
First day of classes, August 2021.
Photographer: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg
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“The president couldn’t be clearer,” said Jeff Zients, the White House pandemic coordinator, at last week’s briefing from the Covid-19 response team. “Schools in this country should remain open.”
The second half of that statement is good to hear. As for the first part: Actually, President Joe Biden and his administration could be clearer about which side they’re on. The president should align himself not with the adults in the classroom, but with the children.