The American Federation of Teachers (AFT), one of the largest teacher labor unions in the country, is being accused of using its funds for political activities while not paying taxes on such spending. Michael O’Neill, Assistant General Counsel at Landmark legal foundation, asked the IRS to audit the AFT over the alleged misrepresentation of funds….

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) scientist says the agency sending draft school reopening guidance to a powerful teachers union was unusual. “It’s uncommon,” Dr. Henry Walke, who directs the CDC’s Center for Preparedness and Response, said. It is also not common for the CDC to incorporate line-by-line edits from outside groups into…

The Victorian Labor Government have released its return-to-school plan for students with COVID-safe measures in place to minimise disruptions to face-to-face learning. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said that “day one, term one, is very important. We want to have our kids back in the classrooms; we want kinder back, we want as little disruption to…

Each of Australia’s states and territories will follow their own back-to-plans rather than a nationally-consistent approach that Prime Minister Scott Morrison had sought prior to the National Cabinet meeting on Thursday. “Operational plans for the return to schools will be being announced individually by each jurisdiction over the course of the next few days and…

American Federation of Teachers (AFT) president Randi Weingarten on Tuesday said the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) asked her organization to recommend “language” to be used in school opening guidelines released in February. In an interview on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal, Weingarten was specifically asked about a report by the New York Post, which…

The largest school district in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, has been taking a step-by-step approach to reopen the K-12 schools. In a message released earlier this week, superintendent Dr. William R. Hite provided a detailed plan for the rollout of the Hybrid Learning Plan Phase III. For Phase III, all students grades 6-9 who have…

While President Joe Biden has met his school reopening goal almost a month ahead of schedule, data indicates his policies did nothing to accelerate a reopening trend already underway when he took office. An effort to reopen the majority of schools within his first 100 days was among Biden’s core promises prior to taking office….

While President Joe Biden has met his school reopening goal almost a month ahead of schedule, data indicates his policies did nothing to accelerate a reopening trend that was already underway when he took office. An effort to reopen the majority of schools within his first 100 days was among Biden’s core promises prior to…

A teachers’ union in Los Angeles approved an agreement with the local school district Sunday to physically reopen schools starting from mid-April. United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) announced on March 21 that after four days of voting, 89 percent of union members approved an agreement with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) on safe…

A teachers’ union in Los Angeles approved an agreement with the local school district on March 21 to physically reopen schools starting in mid-April. United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) announced that after four days of voting, 89 percent of union members approved an agreement with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) on safe physical…