WASHINGTON — Ever since schools closed in March 2020, the parents of school-age children have lived with a daily sense of uncertainty. When would schools open again? When they did, would they stay open? Back in the classroom, would children be safe?
Then, on Monday, came the news that Pfizer’s vaccine is safe and effective for children between ages 5 and 11. “Mom of an 11-year-old here, and I could cry with relief,” tweeted the climate strategist Mary Anne Hitt. Randi Weingarten, head of the powerful American Federation of Teachers, praised the announcement as “Great, great news.”
After a disastrous experiment with remote learning, educators agreed that the new school year
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