I agree with you—but here in CA, teachers are the single largest voting block and the teachers’ unions are the single largest contributor to Gavin Newsom, who is not up for re-election until 2023 I think.
Newsom has zero incentive to reopen classrooms even though remote education is indeed a crap product because CA simply does not prioritize children or education. Period.
I know it is my fault for choosing to live in a tyrannical one party state but it never really strongly affected me (I’ve lived here on and off since I was a child in 1970) until now.
I’m considering a 3 year temporary move to a more free state so my teen daughter can get an in person education—I could rent out my house here and then rent out a different one in a red state. The problem is—after all that upheaval—I can’t really find a state that will “guarantee” in person education, even private.
I escaped California in the 90's and many friends that remain are dealing with the same challenges as you when it comes to education. There is no good answer. My governor in Florida had the courage to stand up to the teachers and leftist school boards who would shut down education to hurt republican politicians and cater to the teachers. For his efforts, he has earned their rabid animus. I wish he'd fire all of them. Our schools open tomorrow and many teachers have publicly declared they will show their contempt for parents by making student lives so miserable they demand to switch to remote. Can't wait.