LA Made a Serious Mistake in the Way They Created Neighborhood Councils Details
NEIGHBORHOOD POLITICS-As I write this, Neighborhood Councils that have elections planned in 2021 for their communities, have already begun elections for their Board members.
This is one of the issues that I have with the Neighborhood Council system: I believe all Neighborhood Councils should be required to run their Elections through the designated City Governmental body – in the case of this year, through the Office of the City Clerk.
Neighborhood Councilmembers are considered Elected Officials within the City of Los Angeles government. Therefore, it makes sense they should be kept distant from the election process just as you would expect our Mayor, our City Attorney, our Controller, and our City Councilmembers to be distanced from their election process.
We’re not controlling it in our schools,’ Indiana teacher says as COVID safety lapses abound across US
A Kaiser Health News analysis of federal and state Occupational Safety and Health Administration data found more than 780 COVID-related complaints covering more than 2,000 public and private K-12 schools.
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The Covid Monitor, a project launched by volunteers and public health researchers, has counted more than 505,000 cases in K-12 schools more than a quarter of them among staffers. Pixabay
Computer science teacher Suzy Lebo saw COVID-19 dangers frequently in her Indiana high school: classes with about 30 students sitting less than 18 inches apart. Students crowding teachers in hallways. Students and staff members taking off their masks around others.
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Spring 2021 member of the Young Leaders Program at The Heritage Foundation School choice options like education savings accounts can bring education consistency to families across the country during a most uncertain time. Maria Fedotova/Getty Images
Key Takeaways
Public schools have remained largely closed to in-person instruction.
Many parents are tired of being strong-armed by teachers unions, and have pursued alternative education options for their children.
National School Choice Week has taken on renewed importance this year, as too many families are approaching the one-year mark of crisis online learning provided by their public school district.
Last March, the coronavirus pandemic shuttered schools nationwide, forcing teachers, parents, and students to transition to virtual classrooms and grapple with the various effects of lockdowns. Ten months later, parents report that 53% of K-12 students a
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The West Virginia Board of Education canceled a meeting that was scheduled Tuesday morning to address counties that did not initially comply with a ruling to return to in-person learning.
The meeting was scheduled to address counties that voted to remain in remote-only instruction. But last week, Gilmer, Taylor and Marion agreed to offer an in-person option making them the last of the state’s 55 counties to comply with the state board’s demands.
State school board President Miller Hall said in a press release that he was pleased all counties were now back in buildings, and he said mitigation efforts, such as mask-wearing and social distancing, to combat the spread of COVID-19, would continue.
Hance Winingham is a recent graduate of the University of Essex and member of the Young Leaders Program at The Heritage Foundation.
National School Choice Week has taken on renewed importance this year, as too many families are approaching the one-year mark of crisis online learning provided by their public school district.
Last March, the coronavirus pandemic shuttered schools nationwide, forcing teachers, parents, and students to transition to virtual classrooms and grapple with the various effects of lockdowns. Ten months later, parents report that 53% of K-12 students are still learning in their virtual classrooms.
Public schools have remained largely closed to in-person instruction.