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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.
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January 11, 2021 at 3:30pm
Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Brabrand is asking for a $3.1 billion budget for the 2022 fiscal year that focuses “on the most pressing needs” of the school system.
He presented the nearly level-services budget “a modest request” with an approximately $400,000 increase to the county school board last Thursday (Jan. 7).
The proposed budget requests a $42.7 million increase in transfer funds from the county government to pay for new preschool special education classes, retirement rate increases, and rising health care costs, which would patch over a gap created by drops in county and state revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic.