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Education leaders from the Biden administration will meet March 24 to discuss plans to return students to classrooms after nearly a year of school shutdowns across the country, the Associated Press reported Wednesday.
“The time is now, and schools must act immediately to get students safely back into school buildings,” Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said, according to the AP. The meeting will include education leaders, teachers and students who will share their experiences related to reopening schools.
First Lady Jill Biden will deliver opening remarks at the summit, the Education Department said, according to the AP. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will also speak.
Poll: 79% of parents support in-person school
STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT – MARCH 10: Students arrive for the first day of in-person learning for five days per week at Stark Elementary School on March 10, 2021 in Stamford, Connecticut. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
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A recent poll showed the majority of parents across the U.S. want their kids back in school. The Gallup survey released on Thursday showed 79 percent of parents of K-12 grade students supported in-person learning.
BARTLETT, ILLINOIS – MAY 01: Seven-year-old Hamza Haqqani, a 2nd grade student at Al-Huda Academy, uses a computer to participate in an E-learning class with his teacher and classmates while at his home on May 01, 2020 in Bartlett, Illinois. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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