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May 17, 2021

$1M ad campaign accuses Biden of working with dark money, teachers unions, to keep schools closed

Americans for Public Trust launched a million-dollar ad campaign going after Biden and the CDC after it was revealed recently the agency was lobbied by the American Federation of Teachers on school reopenings.

May 14, 2021

Teachers' union president under fire for rebranding as school-reopening supporter

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten is facing criticism from parents and Republicans over a speech she gave in favor of fully reopening schools this fall.

May 14, 2021

Fauci says schools should be open 'full blast,' 5 days a week by fall

White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Thursday he believes schools in the U.S. should be open "full blast," five days a week by the fall -- “just the way it was" before the pandemic.

May 13, 2021

Some proms are back, with masks, testing and distancing

School districts across the country are weighing whether they can safely hold an event with a full capacity of graduating seniors

May 12, 2021

Oklahoma City school board denounces new law banning critical race theory as protecting 'White fragility'

The eight-member Oklahoma City Public Schools Board of Education on Monday unanimously denounced a new law signed by Gov. Kevin Stitt that implicitly bans the teachings of critical race theory from being included in the state's public school curriculum.

May 5, 2021

House Republicans demand answers from CDC on seemingly cozy relationship with teachers unions

EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans are demanding answers from the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on whether new school reopening guidelines were based on politics and Democratic campaign donations rather than coronavirus science. 

April 26, 2021

Jason Rantz: Seattle parents helpless – school district backs homeless encampment over students 

Students finally returning to campus at one Seattle school were greeted with a sprawling and dangerous homeless encampment that has parents so worried about safety, some kids have already been pulled from class. If you saw what they did, you would pull your kids too. 

April 19, 2021

Conservative groups urge NJ and Virginia to ‘fully reopen schools now’

Two conservative learning groups are taking aim at two Democratic-controlled states – New Jersey and Virginia – urging that schools in those states immediately reopen for five-day-a-week, in-person learning.

April 18, 2021

Insider ripped for piece victimizing teachers during COVID

Media company Insider is facing backlash for an article the outlet published describing the challenges “teachers who have borne the brunt” of the coronavirus pandemic have faced over the past year.

April 14, 2021

California’s schools lag in reopening push

Frustrated parents in San Francisco have coined a new phrase for their latest classroom reality: “Zoom in a Room."