The decision by Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan to order schools not to open until after Labor Day interferes with local control of schools and sets a bad precedent of making a state policy change encouraged by one sector of business (the tourism industry). State leaders should have mutually supportive education and economic policies and stop pitting local businesses against local schools.
HernandezD.J. (2011) Double jeopardy: How 3rd-grade reading skills and poverty influence high school graduationBaltimore, MD: The Annie E. Casey Foundation.
