On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s News HQ,” Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) criticized the White House for breaking with the CDC on returning students to in-person learning and said that “it seems that the left is concerned
On Friday’s “Fox News Primetime,” Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) blasted the hypocrisy of those on the left like the Biden administration that say they want to follow science on the coronavirus, but then ignore the science on reopening schools. Scott
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Your World,” White House Chief Medical Adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci stated that schools can return to in-person learning “as we’ve had in the past, without necessarily having everyone vaccinated, all the teachers
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) stated that we have to make sure teachers “feel safe” returning to school and that she doesn’t know the specific details on whether it’s safe for schools in Chicago
On Thursday’s “Fox News Primetime,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) said that Senate Democrats voting against withholding COVID relief money from schools that don’t reopen after their teachers are vaccinated and most Senate Democrats voting against prohibiting illegal immigrants from receiving
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” FDA vaccines advisory board member Dr. Paul Offit stated that teachers do not need to be vaccinated in order to return to in-person classes, many other essential workers are back to work without
During a press conference on Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki responded to CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky’s comments earlier in the day that teachers do not need to be vaccinated in order for schools to safely reopen by stating
On Wednesday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Guy Benson Show,” Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) stated that schools that have a business model where they don’t get paid if they aren’t open have opened, but in public schools, where “you’re going
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said that she and the Biden administration believe “schools should be the last thing to close and the first thing to open.” Walensky stated, “The Biden administration,
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky stated that with proper mitigation measures, “we can re-open schools safely, even if all of the teachers are not vaccinated.” Walensky said, “There’s accumulating data that suggests
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America Reports,” Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) argued that schools that refuse to go back to in-person instruction shouldn’t receive money from the coronavirus relief bill, local officials need to issue “an ultimatum”
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Kennedy,” California gubernatorial candidate former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer (R) argued that if public schools in other states and private schools are open, police officers and other public workers are working, then
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” White House Council of Economic Advisers member Jared Bernstein stated that there is a “whole cohort of kids” whose lifetime earnings will be reduced if they miss a year of school and
On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Cross Connection,” Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-CT) stated that “there are lots of things that need to happen before schools open and I would be comfortable with it.” And it will cost around $250 billion for schools
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) stated that the only way we can reopen schools in a safe manner is to pass a coronavirus relief bill through budget reconciliation. Sanders said, “[W]e do not have 60
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox News Primetime,” Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) argued that schools that are not open shouldn’t receive any coronavirus relief from the federal government. Rubio said, [relevant remarks begin around 6:10] “There shouldn’t
San Francisco schools will be stripped of names honoring famous American leaders, including Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain stated that teachers’ unions aren’t “overruling studies” by blocking school reopenings, and “I think what you’re seeing is schools that haven’t made the investments to keep the
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) said that his state hasn’t seen an increase in coronavirus where schools have been open compared to where they’ve been closed, and that thanks to the measures the state
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Biden Senior Adviser Cedric Richmond commented on a CDC study that shows “little evidence that schools have contributed meaningfully to increased community transmission” by stating that the administration “isn’t about pushing against” opposition
One of the largest school districts in America is planning to phase back into in-person learning following a rise in student suicides.
During a speech on Thursday, President-Elect Joe Biden stated that he will work towards safely reopening the “majority of our K-8 schools by the end of the first 100 days.” Biden said, “We’ll also do everything we can to keep
President Trump signed an executive order on Monday that would provide emergency scholarships for students affected by school closures.
During an interview aired on Thursday’s broadcast of CBS’ “Late Show,” President-Elect Joe Biden stated that we are “going to get to the place we can open schools.” And by this time next year, “we’ll be awfully close to” back
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris said the threats facing the country are coronavirus, the economic downturn, racism, and climate change.
The San Francisco school board voted earlier this week on a plan for assigning students to elementary schools to increase diversity.
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) repeated his call for schools to open for in-person learning, asserting that schools are not a major cause of coronavirus contagion.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Monday said that schools are required to remain open for in-person learning in the spring as the state continues to battle the coronavirus.
During a press conference on Wednesday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) stated that schools in the city “have proven to be very, very safe.” De Blasio said, “We’re looking now again at opening in stages, but consistently,
During an interview aired on Tuesday’s broadcast of “NBC Nightly News,” Joe Biden stated that “it takes a lot of money” to reopen schools safely, and stated that in New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) “is in a
On Friday, 2020 Democratic presidential nominee former Vice President Joe Biden declined to say whether he would encourage teachers’ unions to engage in more cooperation to help get kids back into classrooms and instead wondered why the reporter who asked
In the aftermath of the Islamist murder of Samuel Paty, a teacher in the Paris no-go suburbs has claimed up to one-third of her pupils openly question freedom of expression and say it is “not normal” to criticise Islam.
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Cuomo Primetime,” White House Coronavirus Task Force member Dr. Anthony Fauci agreed with host Chris Cuomo’s criticism of New York City’s school closures and said that we should “keep the schools open if you possibly
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Cuomo Primetime,” host Chris Cuomo criticized New York City’s closure of schools by wondering, “The rate in the city is 3%. What’s magic about 3%? The rate in the schools is .17%. Why close the
CDC Director Robert Redfield said Thursday schools should not be closed during the coronavirus pandemic as they are safe for children.
The nation’s largest school system just ended—at least for now—its three-month-long attempt to provide some in-school instruction to students.
New studies suggest that politics, not science, is driving local policies on school closures and re-openings, according to The 74 website.
Following U.S. President Donald Trump’s lead, the British government has declared it is opposed to Critical Race Theory and Black Lives Matter movement, and warned teachers it is unlawful to teach concepts like “white privilege” as fact.
The San Francisco Unified School District announced the names of 44 school names could be changed because of alleged links to racism and “colonization,” including those named after presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D-CA) namesake is also on the list.
Remote learning appears to have choked off some back-to-school spending—although the effects have been uneven. Data released from the Department of Labor on prices paid by consumers and received by businesses suggest that this years back-to-school spending was anemic in
