Three elite liberal establishments that failed students during COVID-19

Published April 25, 2025 4:26pm ET



Closing schools for a year was a disastrous mistake. It caused massive learning loss, sparked a crime wave, increased childhood and adolescent anxiety, and accelerated the dissolution of community in America.

So it makes sense that everyone wants to blame other people for school closures. Liberal blogger Matt Yglesias took to social media this week to try to exonerate the liberal establishment.

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