LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County elementary schools will able to resume in-person instruction as early as this week thanks to dropping coronavirus rates, with a formal announcement expected Feb. 16, but Los Angeles Unified campuses will likely remain closed as the teachers’ union demands vaccinations before returning. In-person instruction has been unavailable to the vast majority…
Opinion: Why Aren’t School Districts Giving Taxpayers Their Money Back?
Commentary In Naperville, Illinois, the school board announced it would distribute $10 million back to taxpayers this year. Yes, a tax refund. In a news release, Superintendent Dan Bridges told residents that he “understands the great burden many of our families have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic and hopes that this reimbursement lessens that burden.”…
National Teachers Union Head Defends Resisting Return to Schools, Blames Trump and DeVos
Randi Weingarten, the head of America’s largest teachers’ union, on Monday defended the public school teachers’ push back against calls to return to classrooms, blaming the Trump administration for not providing resources and guidance they need to safely resume in-person work. “Every school teacher I know would rather be in person with their kids,” said…
Bill Limiting School Restroom Use to Biological Sex Advances in Iowa Legislature
A bill that would require all students in Iowa to use school bathrooms according to their biological sex cleared the state’s Senate Education Subcommittee on Wednesday. The proposed legislation “prohibits a person from entering a school single and multiple occupancy toilet facility that does not correspond with the person’s biological sex.” It also declares that such…
CDC: Schools Can Reopen Safely Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Schools can reopen safely if proper precautions are taken amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a federal health agency said in official guidance released Friday. “Evidence suggests that many K-12 schools that have strictly implemented mitigation strategies have been able to safely open for in-person instruction and remain open,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
Biden’s School Reopening Plan Meaningless, Surveys Indicate
President Joe Biden’s promise to reopen schools in 100 days rings hollow as the administration set the bar for fulfilling it so low the nation has met it already, according to several data sources. Reopening the schools was one of Biden’s core vows before taking office. As late as Feb. 7, he called the situation…
COVID-19 Inoculations for Educators Likely to Begin in March
February 10, 2021
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Teachers could reach the front of the vaccination queue as early as March, and officials are working to ensure their inoculation efforts go smoothly, says an Orange County Department of Education (OCDE) spokesperson. Based on recent supply projections shared during the most recent Orange County Vaccine Task Force, teachers should become eligible for the vaccine…
COVID-19 Vaccinations for Educators Likely to Begin in March
February 10, 2021
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Teachers could reach the front of the vaccination queue as early as March, and officials are working to ensure their inoculation efforts go smoothly, an Orange County Department of Education (OCDE) spokesperson said. Based on recent supply projections shared during the most recent Orange County Vaccine Task Force, teachers should become eligible for the vaccine…
Scalise Floats ‘Children’s Union’ as Teachers’ Unions Battle Return to Classrooms
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) said schools should resume in-person instruction, criticizing teachers’ unions that have battled against returning to classrooms. “Maybe you need a children’s union to compete with the teachers union, because the children need to be represented,” Scalise said during a recent interview with the John Solomon Reports podcast. “So many…
Parents Struggle as Biden Administration Gives Mixed Messaging on Reopening Schools
Parents across America in areas without in-person teaching are desperate for help as their children fall behind academically and their community life evaporates under lockdown. President Joe Biden has promised to reopen schools, but teachers’ unions are pushing back, citing COVID-19 concerns. Biden’s head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently appeared…
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