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The reopening school issue received so many hesitations from the Teachers Union earlier. However, the new CDC Guidelines made them switch stance.
Teachers unions in many states and large jurisdictions have played a significant role in organizing school closures and reopening since the pandemic. With coronavirus cases on the rise across the country, labor unions use their political clout to lobby for a more conservative approach to bringing teachers and students back into classrooms.
Although not all schools must agree with their unions to restore in-person teaching, they must have teachers show up. In some instances, unions argue that they want students to return, but only after specific safety measures have been implemented.
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Free books will be available Saturday to children at two Polk County locations.
The giveaway is a First Book event, sponsored by the Polk Education Association, Florida’s Young Remarkable Educators, the Florida Education Association, the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association.
Since 1992, national nonprofit First Book has distributed more than 185 million books and educational resources to programs and schools serving children from low-income communities in more than 30 countries, according to a news release.
The book giveaways for children through age 18 will take place from 10 a.m. to noon at Boone Middle School, 225 S. 22nd St., Haines City; and Stephens Elementary School, 1350 N. Maple Ave., Bartow. The limit is two books per child.
By Sarah Breske |
April 15, 2021
Procrastinating Americans woke up on that April day knowing their taxes were due. President Richard Nixon had just eased a trade embargo on China. The Supreme Court was deciding whether busing was a constitutional means to desegregate American schools. In a few months, the voting age would be lowered to 18, and The New York Times would expose government secrets by publishing the Pentagon Papers, making the Vietnam War even more unpopular with the public. In Florida, Walt Disney World would open its doors, forever changing the tourism landscape of the state.
Thirteen years had passed since the University of Florida admitted its first Black student. Eight years had passed since Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech on the Mall in Washington; seven since Lyndon B. Johnson signed the landmark Civil Rights Act; and three since King was assassinated.
Playworks Michigan Announces Coalition for Michigan Schoolchildren s Right to Play
Coalition will advocate for statewide awareness and increases in access to play and recess in schools
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DETROIT, April 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Playworks Michigan, a nonprofit affiliate working to keep kids active and healthy through play and recess, announced the convening of a new coalition to raise awareness about recess in schools and support statewide advocacy for increased access to recess and opportunities for play in Michigan schools. The Coalition for Michigan Schoolchildren s Right to Play will support access to safe and healthy play every day at school to positively impact children s physical, social, and emotional development.
Two-time Palestinian hijacker Leila Khaled, a member of a designated terrorist group, is scheduled to speak on April 23 at.
She also invited a well-known antisemite named Tony Martin to speak at Harvard and endorsed his vile views as based “on indisputable fact.”
Liberals have bitterly criticized conservative nominees like Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Court of Appeals Judge Naomi Rao for their past conduct and opinions in high school and college. But when it comes to Clarke, they say her past should be excused as a meaningless youthful indiscretion. Imagine, however, if a Republican nominated for a high post had endorsed white-supremacist views or invited a Ku Klux Klan leader to speak to their college. Such a revelation would not only scuttle a nomination for a federal post but also effectively end any public career.