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Dangerous rhetoric. Psychological abuse. Systematic estrangement. The harrowing inside story of a school that is run by a hate group. https://t.co/SDQECvuXUq
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New: Why union leaders on the West Coast say their schools have been slower to reopen One UTLA leader told me they take the CDC guidance "with a grain of salt." "For us, it didn’t work. It didn’t take into account the specific issues we’re facing in LA." https://t.co/slk9JrPliq
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Local teachers unions say their areas face unique challenges when it comes to resuming in-person classes. But many districts have proven they can reopen safely.
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New: GOP leaders are trying to paint teachers unions as villains, but a new poll shows that union members are largely aligned with Americans on school reopenings Only 34% of AFT members say schools should be closed, 31% of Americans say the same https://t.co/c4ywUra2d3
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A new poll from the American Federation of Teachers finds that teachers support school reopenings, but only if certain conditions are met, including vaccine prioritization.
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Teachers say they most trust the CDC to make good decisions about when/if to reopen schools They say they least trust parent groups like the PTA to make good decisions https://t.co/c4ywUra2d3
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A new poll from the American Federation of Teachers finds that teachers support school reopenings, but only if certain conditions are met, including vaccine prioritization.
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Educators' opinions on whether or not schools should be open seem to reflect that of Americans at large. 34 percent of teachers think schools should be online only. 31 percent of Americans think school should be online only. https://t.co/c4ywUra2d3
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A new poll from the American Federation of Teachers finds that teachers support school reopenings, but only if certain conditions are met, including vaccine prioritization.
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New: I got an early look at an internal AFT poll of its members. A vast majority say they'd support a return to in-person learning but under a number of conditions, including vaccine prioritization and flexibility for at-risk teachers to work from home https://t.co/c4ywUra2d3
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A new poll from the American Federation of Teachers finds that teachers support school reopenings, but only if certain conditions are met, including vaccine prioritization.
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New: Teachers unions have come under a lot of fire lately, but a new HuffPost/YouGov poll suggests that the public at large thinks their actions are justified. More people than not support potential strikes
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Americans remain divided over how schools should handle the coronavirus pandemic, but parents support their local districts and teachers unions.
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The GOP has tried to paint teachers unions as villains on school reopenings. A new HuffPost poll shows the public doesn't see it that way. Ppl are supportive of recent union actions Still, the public is deeply divided on whether schools should reopen https://t.co/Ef2R6fZu3u
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Americans remain divided over how schools should handle the coronavirus pandemic, but parents support their local districts and teachers unions.
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Here's what happened at Miguel Cardona's confirmation hearing: 1) warm reception from both dems and republicans 2) he emphasized on reopening schools 3) republican senators went after transgender athletes https://t.co/wpWnFOybYX
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In testimony during his confirmation hearing, Cardona, who most recently served as Connecticut's education commissioner, received bipartisan praise.
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New: Betsy DeVos may no longer be Secretary of Education, but states are happily carrying out her agenda. More and more states -- pushed by the pandemic and Republican statehouse wins -- are pushing voucher programs https://t.co/P0i60XcQWK
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School voucher programs are gaining momentum around the country.
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New: Voucher bills are moving through state legislatures at a breakneck speed. Republicans have seized on frustration with public schools during COVID to push them. A bill in Georgia would give children vouchers if their schools are not 100% in person https://t.co/P0i60XcQWK
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School voucher programs are gaining momentum around the country.
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New: Amid a year of unprecedented disruptions, parents are begging schools to please hold their children back a year
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After a year of unprecedented disruptions, some parents ― particularly those of children with disabilities ― are asking their school for a redo.
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The 1776 Commission is actually what's taught in thousands of Christian schools around the country, many of which receive public funding through vouchers. One textbook I analyzed described slaves as a "better investment than indentured servants." https://t.co/2vBVQAkDUv
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Their religion-centered, anti-Democrat, anti-science, anti-multicultural message mirrors the Christian nationalism seen at the U.S. Capitol riot.
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They characterize Nelson Mandela as a “marxist agitator” who helped drive South Africa to “radical affirmative action,” & say Satan hatched modern psychology. Slavery is described in purely economic terms as a "better investment" than indentured servants https://t.co/IbKgsbdCC8
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Their religion-centered, anti-Democrat, anti-science, anti-multicultural message mirrors the Christian nationalism seen at the U.S. Capitol riot.
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NEW: Textbooks in thousands of K-12 schools echo the white Christian nationalism from last week's riots. They teach that "globalists" are anti-Christian, Obama helped spur "race riots," and that Trump is the country's "fighter" for Christian values https://t.co/IbKgsbdCC8
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Their religion-centered, anti-Democrat, anti-science, anti-multicultural message mirrors the Christian nationalism seen at the U.S. Capitol riot.
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New: Teachers compare teaching about the Capitol riots to that of Columbine and 9/11. One teacher describes the confusion of her Black students: "If 20 of us had done that, we all would have been dead." "Is this a KKK rally?" https://t.co/0vHE7ShZmS
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One teacher compared Wednesday's events, which many watched unfold live during the school day, to 9/11 and Columbine.
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New: Biden is expected to nominate Miguel Cardona, Connectict's top schools chief for Education Secretary. Cardona is an uncontroversial pick who doesn't offend teachers unions or education reform groups. He's spent his career working in public schools https://t.co/uRc8kqoMe1
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Cardona currently serves as commissioner of education in Connecticut.
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Not handing in homework used to result in lower grades. Now, in some districts it results in a truancy letter home threatening fines and legal action My dispatch on another complication of remote learning: https://t.co/mdg85kUBOs
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After their kids experienced tech glitches or turned off cameras during online learning, these families were accused of truancy and received legal threats.
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🚨New: They didn't turn in their homework during remote learning. Then their parents received threats of fines and court. Now one child has regular panic attacks that he is going to fail and his family will face legal action https://t.co/mdg85kUBOs
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After their kids experienced tech glitches or turned off cameras during online learning, these families were accused of truancy and received legal threats.
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NEW: These kids didn't hand in their homework or turned their camera off for remote learning. Then, their school districts threatened their families with court & fines. Strict, punitive truancy laws are bumping up against the realities of remote learning https://t.co/mdg85kUBOs
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After their kids experienced tech glitches or turned off cameras during online learning, these families were accused of truancy and received legal threats.
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