President Biden plans to have students in kindergarten through eighth grade back in school by the end of April, and the teachers’ union is trying to block the reopening of campuses, which the union insists is to protect teachers, students and their families.
Anthony Fauci, the chief infectious disease expert, said in an online meeting with the teachers’ union recently that reopening campuses on Biden’s schedule is unlikely and that Fauci is concerned about the possible future impact of the Variant virus.
We’re going to see kids falling further and further behind, especially students of color in low-income households,” said Shavar Jeffries, head of the Democratic Education reform initiative. He noted the potential for significant harm when students are away from school for so long. Biden is asking for $130 billion for schools to address the concerns of unions and school authorities, but it’s not certain if the proposal will pass Congress.
Public health officials say it’s too early to open campuses based on California’s outbreak, but some groups are pushing to open campuses as soon as public health standards are met. I think the data will show that the most disadvantaged children are those from low-income households, families of color, special education, learning differences, homeless and adopted children,” said one mother.
As of early January, a sample survey showed about one-third of students had been attending classes online since last March, mostly in metropolitan areas. Atlanta opened its doors to some students last week for the first Time since the school closed last March, and the rest of the districts scheduled to open in early March include Clark County, Nevada; Las Vegas; Kansas City, Missouri; Boston; and Ohio; and New York City students in the lower grades already have the option to attend school.
Jeffries believes there are several reasons why it is more difficult to open campuses in urban areas, one of which is the dense population and the fact that most people rely on mass transit, which has a high risk of infection.
In Chicago, the government and teachers unions still have not coordinated successfully, Mayor Lightfoot (Lori Lightfoot) insisted that kindergarten to grade 8 about 60,000 students and 10,000 staff, is expected to return to school on the 1st, but the Chicago teachers unions refused to comply with this plan, increasing the possibility of teacher strikes.
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