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Back to School, Back to Sanity?

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Back to School, Back to Sanity?
Signs calling for schools to reopen are displayed by people in passing vehicles during an "Open Schools Now" rally in Los Angeles, Calif., on Feb. 15, 2021. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
Stu Cvrk
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What a difference three years makes in public education policy. In 2020, public educators were concerned about the safety and wellbeing of teachers and staff seemingly with little regard for the effects of masking, social distancing, and prolonged remote learning on their students. The schools were closed, and teachers’ unions appeared to be in no hurry to return to the classrooms. The pandemic-related disruptions that were manifested in the 2020 public education policies took a terrible toll on students’ routines, family and social support, and mental health.
Stu Cvrk
Stu Cvrk
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Stu Cvrk retired as a captain after serving 30 years in the U.S. Navy in a variety of active and reserve capacities, with considerable operational experience in the Middle East and the Western Pacific. Through education and experience as an oceanographer and systems analyst, Cvrk is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, where he received a classical liberal education that serves as the key foundation for his political commentary.
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