This New Yorker article by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor is an excellent description of how "critics of school closures undermine the two groups who could do the most to help students recover—parents and teachers." Dr. Taylor writes: "Those who have tried to wield learning loss as a cudgel to bash teachers’ unions or to score other political points haven’t been nearly as creative in offering solutions. A real plan for recovery from the devastation of the pandemic in public education can be found in the strikes initiated by teachers and their unions. Their demands—for smaller class sizes, better conditions within school buildings, more resources to attend to students’ mental health, and higher pay for teachers and teacher assistants—have created a map for how to boost learning achievement."