On Friday, I started a series about the latest issues in education politics. The big issues aren’t CRT or gender-neutral bathrooms, but accountability over school closures and classroom practices. 

Last week, I gave a little intro to the topic and talked about the best way to get closure on that sad chapter in education history. We need more reparations, rather than putting public officials in the stocks, I said.

Today, let’s talk about the why’s. Why didn’t people push back against school closures at the time, especially in places where things were really extreme, like New Jersey, California, and Chicago? We have to go back to the 2016 election.

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