The search is ramping up for a new leader at one of Arizona's largest school districts. Phoenix Union HS District has put out a survey asking what parents want to see in a new superintendent.
protective tool america and the rest of the world had over generations for ailments that otherwise would kill millions and millions of people. why negate this possibility. do i think there s some lever appropriate and forceful enough, of course. funding is that type of lever. without having access at this point still to the last batch of federal funding which for miami represents about $1.2 billion, yeah, that is a critical element. alberto carvalho, chad geston, interesting similar challenges with your state bosses. appreciate you come on and sharing experience with us. next, it is happening around the country. icus in one part of colorado are over capacity. i talk to the governor of colorado what he wants to hear from the president and what
pandemic under control. we ll hear more on that in a few hours. this is as the pressure to keep schools opens intensifies, many unvaccinated return to class in the middle of a mass summer surge. in los angeles, they have the first mandate, requiring vaccinations for all students 12 and older. federal data shows there s a reason for concern. pediatric hospitalizations up 42% in one month. children makeup a quarter of all new infections. with the least vaccinated states leading the surge in hospital admissions for children. sadly, this isn t that complicated to see who s at risk. joined by two school superintendents on the frontlines as kids return to the classroom. chad geston from phoenix union, and let me start with phoenix. you see what l.a. is doing. tell me, do you have mandates in place for students 12 and up or
tragedy. 13 individuals that lost their lives to covid or covid related ailments, none of them, none of them were vaccinated. miami-dade public school employees. four of them were teachers. the rest were support staff. a significant number of them were bus drivers. all of them contracted and perished as a result of covid based on contact made prior to start of the school year. look, this is one of many consequences of misinformation, disinformation associated with vaccines, about reliability and safety of vaccines. it is the best, most protective way against covid-19. i cannot believe well into the 21st century, there are political forces debating this. chad, what do you want to hear from the president that would help you keep your school system safe? what you heard from alberto.