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Powerful Teachers Unions Dictating Terms of Reopening to CDC, School Districts

May 3, 2021 7:52 am

California’s 6 million public school students have been “distance” learning from home since California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered statewide business and school closures in March 2020 – more than 425 days ago. After several fits and starts, in December 2020...

Public Education is Changing Forever

May 20, 2020 6:15 amMay 20, 2020 6:29 am

Since the pandemic lockdown closed the schools, resistance to the status quo in public education has mushroomed. The COVID pandemic has closed public schools for over two months, with no end in sight. This represents a seismic disruption to...

Democrat Presidential Candidate Harris Proposes Billion Dollar Education Program To Extend School Hours

November 7, 2019 6:48 amFebruary 25, 2021 11:42 am

Kamala Harris has proposed as a Democratic presidential candidate to extend the school day to 6pm in an effort to accommodate the schedules of students and working parents. Harris, who is a U.S. Senator from California, released her bill Wednesday. ...