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Forty-five days into President Biden s term, he and his administration have somewhat improved public health messaging compared to his predecessor s admittedly low bar. But they hit turbulence when they pressed for the return of in person school instruction, and the assertion it wasn t necessary for teachers to be vaccinated first because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) claimed that schools could be relatively safe.
The most high-profile support for this assertion is the New York City public school re-opening, which is being held up as a national model.
Advertisement: Nowhere in the country has indoor, in-person learning resumed on such a large scale so safely, opined the New York Daily News recently. And while much remains in allowing high-schoolers to return and letting remote K-8 families opt back in, the city s plan has all but been copied by the CDC on how to do it right.
Soft power: Jill Biden sets a new tone as first lady
First Lady Jill Biden is already a much more visible presence than her predecessor, becoming the face of the White Houseâs campaign to get schools open again as the pandemic eases.
Jill Biden speaks with students atFort LeBoeuf Middle School in Waterford, Pennsylvannia, last week.Â
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During the Democratic National Convention in August, Jill Biden spoke to the delegation from the empty halls of a high school in Wilmington, Delaware, where she once worked as a teacher.
âWith Joe as president, these classrooms will ring out with laughter and possibility once again,â she promised.