The Hidden Costs of School Closures—Hadley Manning

American Thought Leaders: Hadley Manning

By Epoch Times -- American Thought Leaders: Jan Jekielek——Bio and Archives--February 7, 2021

After 18 students committed suicide in Las Vegas, the Clark County school district decided to reopen for in-person learning. The youngest was a nine-year-old. In Chicago, home to the nation’s third-largest public school district, teachers unions have rejected calls by Democratic mayor Lori Lightfoot to re-open, citing concerns about health and safety. In this episode, we sit down with Hadley Heath Manning, director of policy at the Independent Women’s Forum, to understand what recent studies have to say about schools reopening and the sometimes-hidden costs of keeping children and teenagers isolated.

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