Tag: school reopening

House GOP Leaders Push for Investigation Into School-Closing Impact on Children With Disabilities

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and ranking members of several House Committees called on their Democratic counterparts for an immediate, bipartisan investigation into the impacts that school closures have on children with disabilities and urged for getting children back to school full-time and in-person. “Unfortunately, students with disabilities are falling behind. States and localities…


LA Teachers Union Condemns State’s School Reopening Plan as ‘Propagating Structural Racism’

The United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) has condemned California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to reopen schools for in-person instruction, calling it “a recipe for propagating structural racism.” Newsom announced on Sunday that he has reached a deal with state legislators to set aside $2 billion in grants to help school districts cover the expenses…


The ‘Serious Miscalculation’ of COVID-19 School Closure: Hadley Heath Manning

Hadley Heath Manning, policy director of Independent Women’s Forum, a leading national women’s organization, told The Epoch Times that on the issue of school reopening, people are too concerned with the virus itself while failing to recognize the risks that come with school closures, which is a “serious miscalculation.” “Focusing so much on the risk…


Ontario To Reopen Schools in Regions Hardest Hit by COVID-19

Ontario education minister Stephen Lecce announced Wednesday that the province will reopen schools in the five hot spot regions where the COVID-19 virus hit the hardest recently. Students attending schools in Toronto, Peel, and York regions will be able to return to in-classroom learning on Feb. 16. All remaining schools in Southern Ontario will start…


If We ‘Believe Science’ Then It’s Time to Reopen Our Schools

Commentary For almost a year now, families across America have been forced to struggle with the task of providing in-home education for their children, as teachers unions have aggressively lobbied for school closures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. One angry parent recently made headlines, after screaming at Virginia’s Loudoun County School Board for continuing…


Ontario to Take More Extreme Measures if COVID Situation Doesn’t Improve

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Jan. 8 that the province may take more extreme measures if the COVID-19 situation in Ontario does not improve. At a press conference accompanied by Minister of Health Christine Elliott, Minister of Education Stephen Lecce, and Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Barbara Yaffe, Ford urged Ontarians to continue…


California Governor Announces $2 Billion Plan to Start Reopening Schools By Spring

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday released a $2 billion plan outlining measures that would allow schools to reopen for in-person learning as early as February, focusing first on the youngest students and those disproportionately affected by the shift to distance learning. Newsom, who first ordered schools to halt in-person learning when the outbreak first…