Democrats have been saying for weeks that parents don’t want to send their kids back to school. They must have figured out this is false, judging by Joe Biden’s speech Wednesday blaming President Trump for the failure of some public schools to reopen.
“Let me be clear: if President Trump and his administration had done their jobs, America’s schools would be open,” the Democratic nominee said. “Instead, America’s families are paying the price for his failures.” So President Trump is to blame for not eradicating the virus, which no country has managed to do.
The main obstacle to reopening schools isn’t the virus. It’s the teachers’ unions. The virus has been under control in New York City for months, yet the teachers union this week threatened a strike unless classroom instruction was delayed. Mayor Bill de Blasio naturally surrendered, though state law prohibits teachers from striking.
Mr. Biden and the unions say schools can’t safely reopen without hundreds of billions of more dollars from the feds. But states still haven’t spent much of the $13.5 billion that Congress appropriated in March for schools or $150 billion in general virus relief. And many states have worked to return to classrooms.
Consider Rhode Island, where Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo announced Monday that all school districts save Providence and Central Falls, which have had more virus cases, were cleared to begin full in-person instruction on Sept. 14. Providence, whose failing schools last year were taken over by the state, is still planning to bring elementary school, special needs and multilingual students back to classrooms the week of Sept. 14. But higher grades will start the year with a mix of in-person and distance learning.
"back" - Google News
September 03, 2020 at 06:21AM
https://ift.tt/2QSnwja
Back to School: No Excuses - The Wall Street Journal
"back" - Google News
https://ift.tt/2QNOfxc
Shoes Man Tutorial
Pos News Update
Meme Update
Korean Entertainment News
Japan News Update
Bagikan Berita Ini
0 Response to "Back to School: No Excuses - The Wall Street Journal"
Post a Comment