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BREAKING this morning: The Senate approved a budget resolution early Friday morning to speed passage of President Joe Biden’s pandemic aid plan without the need for Republican buy-in. And Vice President Kamala Harris broke the tie, reports POLITICO’s Caitlin Emma and Jennifer Scholtes
Chicago Teachers Union: City has stopped negotiating
by Don Babwin, The Associated Press
Posted Feb 5, 2021 4:07 pm EDT
Last Updated Feb 5, 2021 at 4:11 pm EDT
CHICAGO Talks over coronavirus safety protocols at public schools in Chicago have broken off after Mayor Lori Lightfoot and district officials walked away from the bargaining table, the Chicago Teachers Union said Friday.
The announcement came hours after Lightfoot and Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson issued a statement saying they had made their “last, best and final offer,” strongly suggesting they were through negotiating with the union.
In the news release, the union said Lightfoot’s offer was woefully inadequate.
CDC director says guidance on reopening schools to be released in the coming week
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will release guidance on school reopenings in the coming week, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Friday, amid rising tensions about how best to send students and teachers back into the classroom.
“Among the things that we need to do to make sure that schools are safe is to make sure that the community spread of the disease is down,” Walensky said during a White House briefing.
She continued: “We are actively working on the guidance, the official guidance, which will be released in the week ahead.”
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Doctor reacts to frustrated father lashing out at school board meeting 02:11 (CNN)Local officials and teachers unions are at odds across the country over when is the right time to resume in-class learning, nearly a year after the coronavirus pandemic put an end to normal life for millions of kids and their parents.
The standoff is most clear in Chicago, the nation s third-largest school district, where schools have been fully remote since March 2020.
The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) have so far failed to reach an agreement on reopening plans. CPS CEO Janice K. Jackson and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot have pushed for schools to open for in-person classes and insisted they can do safely, but the teachers union has resisted, citing concerns about health and safety.