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Five-year-old dies of COVID-19 in Georgia as Biden administration pushes to fully open schools On Friday, Wyatt Gary Gibson died from COVID-19 at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee, after a short battle with the virus. He was just 5 years old. Wyatt was the son of Alexis Gibson and her husband Wes Gibson, a deputy with the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office, and brother to a 9-month-old sister. Local reports indicate that the entire Gibson family contracted COVID-19. However, Wyatt was the only member of the family that experienced complications, including a stroke. Tragically, the ...

Joe Biden's First 100 Days: What Did He Promise and What Did He Deliver? On 4/29/21 at 6:00 AM EDT President Joe Biden has largely kept a laser-like focus on combating the coronavirus pandemic and promoting his economic recovery package as he nears the 100-day mark in office, while setting aside or delaying dozens of promises he made on the campaign trail. Thursday marks the milestone, which often seen as a critical point in any president's first term and shows what priorities became the administration's focus. Biden entered the White House after with a stunted transition period because of a ...

Growing anger against Biden administration’s mandate for standardized tests during pandemic Last month, President Biden’s Acting Assistant Education Secretary Ian Rosenblum sent a letter to state education administrators instructing them that standardized tests had to be administered to students in some form this spring, summer or fall. Rosenblum—whose previous job was executive director of the Education Trust-New York, a pro-standardized testing and pro-business organization—said states could delay the tests but they could not be canceled like last spring and they have to be conducte...

Major US school districts reopen despite spread of more contagious and lethal COVID-19 variants Across the US, numerous school districts began reopening Monday in a reckless move that will exacerbate the spread of COVID-19. Over the past month and, in particular, following the February 10 betrayal by the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), the corporate media, both big business parties and the teachers unions have conspired to send millions of children into classrooms at the most dangerous stage of the pandemic. The Democratic Party has spearheaded this campaign, with local and state officials imp...