More than a Dozen Unions and Associations Representing 48,000+ Educators Unite in National Day of Resistance
Educators and Staff Issue Demand for Safe, Consistent and Equitable Reopening Standards for all Greater Washington, DC Metro Area Schools
Letter to Maryland Governor Hogan, Virginia Governor Northam and Washington, DC Mayor Bowser: www.DemandSafeSchoolsDMV.org/Press
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today, in a national day of action, the leaders of more than a dozen unions and associations representing more than 48,000 public school teachers and educators across multiple school districts in the greater Washington, DC region united together behind the demand for a shared set of reopening standards to protect students.
How D.C. and its teachers, with shifting plans and demands, failed to reopen schools
Perry Stein and Laura Meckler, The Washington Post
Jan. 2, 2021
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Chancellor Lewis Ferebee, left, and Mayor Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, right, tour Shepherd Elementary School in the District of Columbia on Nov. 10, 2020.Washington Post photo by Marvin Joseph
WASHINGTON - Online classes in the District of Columbia in spring had been a disaster. Thousands of students didn t have computers or reliable WiFi. Many were falling behind. So as spring gave way to summer, Mayor Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, was determined to open schools again.
By mid-July, she had a plan. But it depended on cooperation of the teachers, and their union responded with protests.
DC schools reach deal with teachers on return to classroom wmal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wmal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Dec 19, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) Teachers in the nation’s capital and the D.C. public school system have reached an agreement on COVID-19 safety protocols, ending a monthslong standoff and paving the way for school buildings to reopen early next year for in-person instruction.
The Washington Teachers Union had fiercely opposed previous DCPS reopening proposals on safety grounds, causing the administration to repeatedly delay and scale back their plans.
“DC teachers miss our students and recognize that many have struggled to adapt to distance learning,” said WTU President Elizabeth Davis in a statement. “Reopening our schools won’t be a return to normal; we are committed to finding ways to best support our students who have struggled the most during the pandemic.”
DC schools reach deal with teachers on return to classroom
by Ashraf Khalil, The Associated Press
Posted Dec 18, 2020 2:06 pm EDT
Last Updated Dec 18, 2020 at 2:14 pm EDT
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser looks on during a news conference following an event to administer the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19 to frontline workers during a vaccine event at Kaiser Permanente Capitol Hill Medical Center in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. (Shawn Thew/Pool via AP)
WASHINGTON Teachers in the nation’s capital and the D.C. public school system have reached an agreement on COVID-19 safety protocols, ending a monthslong standoff and paving the way for school buildings to reopen early next year for in-person instruction.