Randi Weingarten, the head of America’s largest teachers union, said Sunday that there is “no perfect solution” for safely reopening schools for in-person teaching amid the CCP virus pandemic. “There’s no perfect solution, but frankly I think New York City has done a pretty good job in terms of showing the way,” said Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) which represents some 1.7 million teachers, including 1 million in pre K-12. “Big school district, lots of issues in terms of old buildings, and we learned a lot from what New York City did in September and October,” she told NBC’s “Meet the Press.” During a CNN town hall in Milwaukee last week, President Joe Biden clarified that his aim is now to reopen the majority of K-8 schools for in-person learning five days a week within 100 days of his presidency. “There’s a roadmap now, and so, …
‘No Perfect Solution’ to Reopening Schools: National Teachers Union Head
February 22, 2021
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