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January 6, 2022

Chicago Mayor Lightfoot blasts teachers union over school closings: Trying to 'politicize the pandemic'

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, D., continued her war of words with the city's teachers' union, telling MSNBC on Thursday that its holdout was “incredibly sad” as it was attempting to “politicize the pandemic.”

January 6, 2022

Chicago mom amid school closures: 'I'm not doing well'

A Chicago mother and journalist voiced her frustrations with unexpected school closures in a video posted to Facebook on Wednesday.

December 31, 2021

Karol Markowicz says parents must fight against remote learning in 2022: 'Science is on their side'

New York Post columnist Karol Markowicz told “America's Newsroom” on Friday that parents must continue to fight against remote learning because science is on their side.

December 28, 2021

3rd grade teacher promises kids hot cocoa if she makes basketball shot

An elementary school teacher has gone viral after she put hot chocolate on the line with a basketball shot.

December 17, 2021

New York Times column blasted for portraying Randi Weingarten as champion of keeping schools open

A New York Times column praising teachers union head Randi Weingarten as a figure who worked to keep schools open over the past two years came under fire as “gaslighting."

December 16, 2021

The Atlantic calls out CDC's 'flawed case' for school masking: Its go-to study based on 'very shaky science'

David Zweig is drawing attention to a study repeatedly cited by the CDC he says has "so many obvious flaws."

November 17, 2021

Oregon middle school closes over safety concerns, student 'socialization' issues from year of virtual learning

A middle school outside of Portland, Oregon is abruptly transitioning back to virtual learning for the next three weeks to implement new "safety protocols" as many children are lacking "socialization skills" necessary in a classroom setting after the coronavirus pandemic kept instruction at-home for a year.

November 13, 2021

Arizona school district says independent investigator will examine alleged dossier of parents

An Arizona school board has said it will hire a private investigator after several parents claimed Scottsdale Unified School District's (SUSD) Governing Board President Jann-Michael Greenburg collected personal data on at least 47 parents.

November 12, 2021

Emails show NSBA official telling district not to use Panorama after reports surfaced about Garland connection

A member of the National School Boards Association (NSBA) directed her Wyoming school district not to use Panorama Education after news surfaced that Attorney General Merrick Garland's son-in-law had founded the company tied to Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, according to recently-released emails.

November 12, 2021

Emails show frustration within NSBA, resistance to White House letter comparing parents to domestic terrorists

Newly released emails shed light on the discontent within the National School Boards Association (NSBA) after its letter to the White House suggested that parents might be engaging in domestic terrorism.