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>> absolutely. so we want cps first and foremost to know that we do not want to go to remote learning, and we want them to continue to hold their ground. we do not want to see cps give in to the teachers demands or walkout. the science around this is so clear and we want the decisions to be based on science. were very frustrated that there are no public health leaders standing up and saying that we should be moving to remote learning environment, especially for a district of this size, and so we...

96% i believe. >> so its sort of a mixed bag obviously with the kids, which is the case all over the country. >> right. >> what is going on here, do you think, that has the teachers union saying no? three out of four teachers in the district? >> you know, its a great question, and one of the things that were really frustrated about is, its very clear public health leaders are saying the classroom is the safest place for our kids, and even the rates, the covid rates that cps has published, theyre...

Richer can get tutors and things like that, the poorest families struggle. >> john: to the presidents credit, he did say yesterday children need to be back in schools. unfortunately the chicago teachers union did not pay attention at all, nor pay attention to the democratic mayor of chicago. listen to what the mayor said. >> unfortunately tonight, leadership is compelling its membership to make a decision that will harm hundreds of thousands of chicago families who rely upon c.p.s. for their dai...

A petition in gracies name to improve support for victims of stalking has now passed 100,000 signatures. how does it feel that this is now going to be potentially discussed in parliament? one of my work colleagues actually sent me a screenshot of a football stadium and said, "just to put it into perspective, this is how many people, you know, loved gracie and have signed for gracie." and i thought, yeah, that puts it into perspective, really, when you see... ..see those numbers. yeah, amazing. t...

Regrettably the mayor and her cps leadership have put the safety and vibrancy of our students and their educators in jeopardy. lightfoot responded by saying we spent $100 million. this is not a safe tin i have battle but a political one. >> dana: and the weakness of lori lightfoot who doesnt have good relationships with the police and now the teachers union. they fought last year. she fought back against them last year but it didnt work well enough. >> meantime in arizona governor doug doocy is ...

He says theyre hitting a brick wall and the union made compromise but still not enough progress to return to the classroom. over the weekend cps released a news release. on the news release, 11 proposals made by members of the union, and lets take a look at some of the progress. in one column theres wins for both sides. the district has agreed to providing n95 masks to students and teachers. the district agreed to reinstate health screenings on a school-by-school basis, and the district will off...

They push to shut down massive economy trump was the and now joe biden president they change the science to allow them to keep society running got it. makes perfect sense. if you understand the politics. and strangely not only did democrats suddenly want to keep economy open and want to keep schools open too. >> i believe schools should remain open. schools are safe we know it because of a hundred of million of dollars that cps invested in our school. goal, however, remains to stay focus on in p...

Students in chicago. parents like laurie left scrambling. she supports teachers but doesnt agree with the unions actions. >> im really, really mad. students belong in school. remote learning doesnt work. frankly, id rather school have been canceled today than have my son sit in front of a chromebook again. >> reporter: the chicago teachers union voting to refuse showing up in person for work and asking for a return to remote learning, citing concerns over covid-19 safety. >> dont keep using us a...

For more testing. the governor and i have had multiple conversations, so we are in a good, i think, place with both our governor and the white house. but fundamentally, anderson, as you know, there is a shortage of testing nation beside. we are going to provide as much testing as we possibly can but recognizing that, right now, across the country there is a shortage of tests. but even working within those constraints, and we put on the table i think a testing regime that will address a lot of th...

>> tucker: the teachers union in chicago has voted to stop teaching students. one teacher, a teacher battling cancer has refused to stop teaching students in person. that teacher is called thanks so much for joining us. bless you for this. tell us why you made this decision -- hello? >> well, in the previous strikes i already made the decision because i joined the chicago public schools as a teacher first and foremost as a teacher. i believe my role should be inside the classroom with my student...