California officials tried to stop researchers from testifying in a lawsuit over pandemic school closures, but backed down – partially.
whose schooling was interrupted and damaged by shutdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic.
California tended to keep its schools closed longer than those in other states, largely due to reluctance of powerful teacher unions to reopen. So the loss of learning found by PPIC and others is – or should be – embarrassing to officialdom, from Gov. Gavin Newsom down. That’s why, one suspects, the Department of Education initially wanted to shut down researchers who would testify about negative impacts.
“We’re glad wisdom has prevailed, and the state recognized that the provisions are highly problematic,” Michael Jacobs, a San Francisco-based lawyer, told EdSource. “We regret that it took all this legal process to protect the rights of researchers to participate in the public sphere.”
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