This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareOnline classes in the District of Columbia in spring had been a disaster. Thousands of students . Many were falling behind. So as spring gave way to summer, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) was determined to open schools again.By mid-July, she had a plan. But it depended on cooperation of the teachers, and their union responded with protests.Hours before the mayor was to make an announcement, she said she needed more time.The city spent the next five months trying to bring students and teachers back to classrooms. A combination...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareOnline classes in the District of Columbia in spring had been a disaster. Thousands of students . Many were falling behind. So as spring gave way to summer, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) was determined to open schools again.By mid-July, she had a plan. But it depended on cooperation of the teachers, and their union responded with protests.Hours before the mayor was to make an announcement, she said she needed more time.The city spent the next five months trying to bring students and teachers back to classrooms. A combination...WW…