Johnny is my given name. Narrator thats a rhyme children used to scribble in their schoolbooks a long time ago, a time when the school was built, a time when we were proud of being educated. Through the years, weve lost some of that pride, taken our education for granted, and even ground neglectful. Grown neglectful. All around us, things have been changing. We have gone from the one horse shade to the space satellite, and now schools have a lot to do with National Security and our survival. Now theres trouble. And we realize the trouble is with brains and training and technology. So, in 1957, a lot of americans began to take their schooling their schools a little more seriously. This is a report on American Schools in 1957, what they did, what they didnt do. And what theyed didnt need. It is a report by the office of education in washington. My name is alan edwards. Heres the man who is making this report, United States commissioner of education, Lawrence Jeter thick. You know, americ
About reopening schools which is on the top of the minds of mostly everyone in the country. We at the afc really want to reopen schools safely for our kids and for the staff that work with our kids every single day. And we didnt hear anything from the president about this for weeks and weeks until after joe biden spoke at the ada Convention Earlier last week letting him educators, pledging support for Public Education and now celebrating President Trump invested has woken up about schools and about reopening after being completely silent or months. But instead of doing what we can usually count on the president to do , in terms of leading with a plan that keeps teachers, kids , families say, trump is demanding schools and campuses reopen without funding any of the necessary measures to do so safely. Rejecting the cdc guidance and he and betsy devos are threatening to withhold funds if schools dont reopen area thats not president ial. Thats not nice. Thatsreckless and dangerous and its
Clears out a little bit. Masks under certain thats what were seeing now as circumstances. The sun comes up over the east Everybody Knows we cant get bay checking out walnut creek. Well be in the low 50s this back to normal without going back to school. Morning. At least our temperatures will reporter and that was senate be comfortable with some parts majority leader Mitch Mcconnell. Of the bay area in the 80s and he is onboard with the plan of near the coast were in the 60s. Saying we have to get kids back to school and we know this will cost money for School Districts any issues for drivers on the potentially having to add more buses, having to hand out masks to people. Roads . The crew on the nimitz in oakland looks like its cleared Mitch Mcconnell says he thinks except for one last crew over at there should be relief bill. 23rd and its not showing slowing on our maps. Kris, back to you. Thats near the bottom of your at least here in california screen. And especially the bay area a a
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Everyone in the country. At the aft, we really want to reopen schools safely for our workand for the staff that with our kids every day. We didnt hear anything from the president about this for weeks, until after joe biden spoke at the Convention Earlier last week, lifting up educators, pledging support for public education, and now suddenly, President Trump and betsy devos have woken up about schools and reopening after being completely silent for months. Instead of doing what we can usually count on a president to do in terms of leading with a plan that keeps teachers, kids, families safe, trump is demanding schools and campuses reopen without funding any of the necessary measures to do so safely, rejecting the cdc devosce, and he and betsy , unlawfully threatening to withhold funds if schools dont reopen. That is not president ial. That is not nice. That is reckless and dangerous, and it is purely political on his part. It abandons children, it abandons educators in the midst of a p