WASHINGTON Republicans are looking to turn anger over California school closures during the coronavirus pandemic into a red wave for the 2022 congressional elections.
The GOP is laying plans to saddle its top targets in California Democratic Reps. Josh Harder of Turlock, John Garamendi of Walnut Grove, Katie Porter of Irvine and Mike Levin of San Juan Capistrano with the state s comparably slow reopening of in-classroom teaching.
Republicans believe sustained outrage over the issue in California can make for a potent campaign message in November 2022 as they fight to retake the House and Senate, especially in the suburbs and among women, where the GOP lost significant ground during the Trump administration.
A video has surfaced showing the president of the Berkeley Teachers' Union dropping off his two-year-old daughter at an in-person preschool, after saying Berkeley schools should only reopen to in-person learning when faculty are vaccinated, among.
Bay Area teachers voice concerns as CA schools look to reopen
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a statewide plan to gradually reopen K-12 schools. The plan includes funds allocated toward heightening in-person safety measures and offering additional learning support and resources to students. (Charlie Nguyen from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
Last Updated March 5, 2021
While school districts hope to welcome students back to in-person learning in the coming months, Bay Area teachers highlighted existing school infrastructure weaknesses and financial inequities.
On Monday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a plan to reopen K-12 schools statewide that includes $2 billion to increase in-person safety measures at school sites and $4.6 billion to provide extra learning support and mental health services to students. Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, and Oakland Unified School District are two Bay Area school districts eligi
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On Sunday, KQED published a story about the leader of the Berkeley Federation of Teachers sending his toddler to a private, in-person preschool while at the same time advocating that Berkeley public schools should only reopen to in-person learning when teachers are vaccinated, among other criteria.
The story was prompted by a group of anonymous activist parents who filmed the BFT head taking his toddler to school, and posted the video on Twitter. The group posted a statement online saying, “the only thing keeping our schools closed is cowardice and union donations to politicians,” and it promised to “out” the men “responsible.”