More than 1 million K-12 students “never showed up” to school during the 2020-2021 school year. During the 2021-2022 school year, 72 percent of public schools reported an increase in missing students compared to before the pandemic. But do Democrats like Patty Murray think Democrats’ unscientific and prolonged school closures were a mistake? No.
Test scores are at their lowest levels in 20+ years, absenteeism has skyrocketed, kids are facing mental health crises — and Democrats still REFUSE to admit it was a mistake to shut down schools.pic.twitter.com/n9GZszKMbi
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) September 5, 2022
School closures set educational advancements back two decades, with students from low-income families hurt the most. But what’s Biden’s priority? A student loan bailout that primarily benefits the wealthy.
1 million kids were missing from school, an entire generation is years behind on their education, but instead of leaning on Democrats to lift the mandates, Biden is leaning on the working class to bail out the wealthy.