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Educators are now calling for more government subsidies for kindergartens, warning there could be a wave of school closures otherwise.
Option, they feel, to carry on safely. take a listen. >> we've been failed by the mayor, failed by the public health office. and teachers, and school staff has decided the only thing we can control is whether we go into the buildings. >> reporter: now, over the last year the school system has received more than a billion dollars in federal money to help address covid in school and in the surrounding community. the school district has maintained it's worked, that being in person in class is safe, and that the majority of this transmission of covid is not happening in classrooms, but instead in ...
Locked out. it's a possibility we knew could happen as the school district has threatened this in the past under similar circumstances. when we reached out about this, they didn't specifically confirm it, but did reiterate this is a work stoppage and referred us to the statement we received last night, that teachers will not be paid for this, that they called this vote to go all virtual by the teachers an unfortunate decision, and they now worry for the well-being of students. part of what the chicago teachers union has been asking for in this, is they say the current measures in place for in-...
Would be canceled today and they described this as an unfortunate decision. they also said they are now worried about the well-being of students, they also went on to say that teachers won't be paid for this, as they consider this a work stoppage. but part of what the teachers union has been concerned about is they don't believe the current measures in place make in person learning a safe enough environment amid record numbers of covid-19 cases we have seen among students, staff and the city of chicago in recent weeks. and the ctu leadership, the teachers union leadership, said they saw this a...
Others in there. no less than 50% of money to financial aide. you have to do outreach students if they need adjustment on the financial aid. apparently you have to be following the science and following the evidence. yet, lawrence, if you have a young student population, eager to go book to campus, all of which are vaccinated, most are used to wearing a mask, even if it is not effective, especially not necessary with their age group or omicron, they're being told back to the zoom classroom. you're not coming back. it is devastating for kids. lawrence: it is unbelievable, pete. these colleges a...