The United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA), the largest local teachers’ union in California, rejected Governor Gavin Newsom’s school reopening plan on Monday, calling it “”a recipe for propagating structural racism.”
Glenn Kessler fact-checks Republicans for a living at the Washington Post, but on Sunday he got fact-checked for improperly accusing former President Trump of being dishonest about President Joe Biden’s inability to reopen schools.
Parents in San Francisco fed up with shuttered schools have launched a campaign to recall three elected members of the local school board.
New York City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza announced his resignation following delays in reopening schools and racism-focused policies.
On Thursday’s broadcast of ABC’s “GMA3,” American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten stated that returning students to classrooms full-time “is going to depend upon what’s going on with physical distancing, and what’s going on with the variants.” Co-host Amy Robach
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) slammed teachers’ unions on Thursday during a confirmation hearing for Assistant Secretary for Health nominee Dr. Rachel Levine, saying that Democrats were doing the union’s bidding in keeping schools closed.
Teachers’ unions held rallies in San Francisco and Los Angeles on Saturday against re-opening public schools in the area until a list of safety demands are met.
Frustrated parents of children in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) public school system are organizing a strike to protest the teachers’ unions’ refusal to return to work.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Guy Benson Show,” Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) said Democrats “cry about taking care of the most vulnerable,” but the party’s leadership “made a decision to support teachers’ unions” over the needs of low-income
Vice President Kamala Harris clarified the White House’s position on schools reopening without teacher vaccinations as Dr. Anthony Fauci had recommended, providing her comments in an interview Wednesday morning on the Today show.
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The ReidOut,” National Education Association President Becky Pringle stated that Congress has to act on funding improved school ventilation because “We’ve been waiting for 11 months, still no money.” Host Joy Reid asked, “Do you
On Monday’s “CNN Newsroom,” Chicago Teachers’ Union Vice President Stacy Davis Gates stated that the fight over re-opening schools in Chicago has “never been about the guidelines per se in Chicago. It has always been about the generations of neglect,
Dr. Rochelle Walensky said the updated CDC school guidelines were created “free from political meddling,” after hearing from “stakeholders.”
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) accused the Biden administration of caving to teachers’ unions on re-opening schools and stated that CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky is walking back her prior
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) has “aspirations” that are “akin to a political party.”
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that students can return to school safely right now, but teachers’ unions and the Biden administration are not informing teachers “of what we know scientifically to be true.” Brooks said, “We
Rep. Jason Smith told Breitbart News Friday that House Democrats, in private discussions with him, have said school shutdowns should end.
Whistleblower documents revealed a Philadelphia elementary school, ranked as one of the worst-performing schools in Pennsylvania, forced fifth graders to act out a “Black Power” rally in honor of radical Marxist Angela Davis and to celebrate “black communism.”
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Evening Edit,” Rep. James Comer (R-KY) stated that if teachers refuse to do their jobs and go back to in-person instruction, “then they should be terminated.” Comer said, [relevant remarks begin around
On Tuesday’s “CNN Newsroom,” American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten stated that CDC guidance on re-opening schools won’t be the roadmap for re-opening schools, but will be “a huge piece” of the roadmap, teachers should be a priority for
During an interview aired on Monday’s “CBS Evening News,” President Joe Biden stated that teachers’ unions “want to go back to school.” But the unions “need some guidance.” Host Norah O’Donnell asked, “There are teachers’ unions across the country, though,
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
“If it comes down to a binary choice, who would the president choose? The kids or the teachers?” Fox News reporter Kristin Fisher asked during the White House press briefing on Thursday.
“Black Lives Matter at School Week” uses lesson plan “resources” that teach young children to be transgender and queer “affirming.”
A school in Los Angeles was spotted on Wednesday allowing children onto campus despite ongoing coronavirus closures. The reason: they were there to film a television show, not to attend classes.
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 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”
The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is poised to strike following an order by Mayor Lori Lightfoot that teachers return to in-person learning in their classrooms.
In a piece published at education site The 74 on the day of Biden’s inauguration, Mike Antonucci observed while teachers’ unions were continuing the narrative that “no one wants to reopen schools more than educators,” they “keep moving the goalposts.”
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
