Parents should demand more.
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Another reason to hold off on celebrating is that in many places, huge percentages of students are opting out of in-person learning.
Last week Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, finally stated that schools should be fully open by fall. That assurance is too little and far too late. A year’s worth of ingrained risk aversion and hand-wringing by school leaders, teachers’ unions, and public health officials, fortified by a steady diet of fear-stoking media stories, provided plenty of reason for students to stay remote, to their own detriment.
Why has the return to in-person instruction been so slow? It’s less the threat of COVID which we might first expect than it is local attitudes toward the threat of the virus.
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Several states and numerous big-box stores have embraced new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that say fully vaccinated Americans no longer need to wear masks indoors or out in most situations.
On Monday, Target joined a growing list of retailers ditching mask mandates in their stores. Given the CDC s updated guidance last week, Target will no longer require fully vaccinated guests and team members to wear face coverings in our stores, except where it’s required by local ordinances, the company said in a statement Monday. Face coverings will continue to be strongly recommended for guests and team members who are not fully vaccinated.
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to Weekly Education: Coronavirus special edition. Each week, we will explore how the pandemic is reshaping and upending education as we know it across the country, from pre-K through grad school. We will explore the debates of the day, new challenges and talk to movers and shakers about whether changes ushered in now are here to stay.
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, called for a full reopening of schools in the fall, according to The New York Times.
About half of public schools in the U.S. are now open with five days of in-person classes, while the other half have a mix of hybrid or non-traditional learning arrangements.
Itâs going to be a rough week for Providence schools
The Senate oversight committee will be scrutinizing hiring practices, and the president of the American Federation of Teachers will be in town to tour schools
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American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten speaks during a rally for Scranton school board candidates in Scranton, Pa. on Saturday, May 15, 2021.Christopher Dolan/Associated Press
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