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Administration health advisors write that the u.s. needs to pivot to a strategy of managing the coronavirus rather than eliminating it. we'll have to live with this for some time, trace. >> trace: that's what we're hearing. jonathan serrie live in atlanta. thank you. >> dana: president biden is expected to address the much weaker than expected jobs report later this hour. and chicago teachers say they won't come back until all kids are vaccinated. >> it feels like it is coming out of nowhere and devastating for as a parent to see my kids have to suffer remote learning again. owboys get customi...

Sizes. fox businesses grady trimble is live in chicago. hi, grady. >> we're at one of those microschools. humboldt park montessori, 55 students in total at the school in class right next door to us in a separate classroom. i'm with the director kristin and you have seen an uptick in enrollment during the pandemic. while other schools were closed you guys stayed open for in-person instruction. >> we've seen a little increase, 10 to 20%. >> what do you attribute that to? >> parents are more engaged with their children's education as they've been dealing with online school so they've been looking...

Stand-off between the teachers union and city officials wears on. the union voted to refuse in person learning until the school district meets its demands. they want the district to require all students to be tested for covid even without parental consent. the mayor -- saying parents should consent before students get tested. >> dana: every day the teachers union ratchets up another irresponsible and impossible to clear hurdle to get back to the classroom. it is really maddening. >> trace: one more thing that john kass pointed out. there is not a plan if they were to stay at home, there is not...

Imagine the price and some other considerations. >> i think price comes into it. that's why our school is focused on accessibility and having a mind shift from making sure my child is reaching certain goals to giving a little more freedom in the way the child is learning. >> another thing that kristin mentioned is that they can really keep an eye on the kids a little more closely with these smaller class sizes so if they have a kid with a cough they know about that and they can implement testing protocols a lot easier than the massive school districts can and that's something, dana, that's rea...

Chicago. why don't we just say the truth? >> trace: the schools are acknowledging there is really no plan even for remote learning. a memo says if closures continue and we don't have adequate staff to offer in-person programming on monday we'll have packets of activities available for pickup. there is no plan for remote instructions this time in any cps school. that means you are on your own. your last thoughts on this now. >> right. they don't care about the kids. they care about the politics. chicago politics dominates it all. chicago politics is broken and it is the chicago way. and it is s...