Updated
Feb 10, 2021
Amid Tough School Reopening Battles, Americans Continue To Cheer Teachers Unions
Americans remain divided over how schools should handle the coronavirus pandemic, but parents support their local districts and teachers unions.
By Rebecca Klein and Ariel Edwards-Levy
Most Americans continue to support the idea of teachers striking in response to school conditions they feel are unsafe, according to a new HuffPost/YouGov poll.
Fifty-six percent of respondents said they would strongly or somewhat support the idea, compared with 30% who said they would oppose it. The results largely mirror a September HuffPost/YouGov poll on the same issue, even as teachers unions around the country continue to engage in fraught negotiations with school districts and local governments.
Had the official response to COVID-19 been error-free, it still would be having devastating, life-altering effects on California.
However, management â mostly by Gov. Gavin Newsom â has been erratic at best and bumbling at worst, thus magnifying the pandemicâs impact on 40 million Californians and quite likely costing human lives.
The Employment Development Departmentâs mangled delivery of unemployment insurance benefits is one spectacular example â handing out billions of dollars to fraudsters while amassing a huge backlog of legitimate claims.
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Last week, Newsom indirectly acknowledged his administrationâs equally bollixed management of lifesaving vaccines by turning it over to two big health care organizations, Blue Shield and Kaiser Permanente.