My one editorial of the day.  We will soon be into March.  You would think that vaccinating a group of 6.5 million people ( 2% of the population )--those who work in K-12 schools in the USA--should be a national priority.  It is not because old people and other frontline workers were deemed more important.  Now, while this makes some sense, the next group should have been those associated with schools.  He won't, but if President Joe Biden were to today proclaim that, for the good of the nation ( meaning our economy, but also education ), K-12 teachers and related workers should be next in line for the Johnson&Johnson ( one shot, with a good chance to be approved around the end of the week ) vaccine, immediately after Easter ( April 4 ), it will be safe to open schools.  While somewhat short, a two-month period will be adequate under these extraordinary circumstances to finally prepare the current class for next fall.   One more unexpected sh...

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