2000 there are will take you on a journey with all the toys diverse wildlife will be joined by im reading by mentioning that and also 800 patients and well be discussing the impact the potential until Development Good hands on these diverse what like species living here if im protected. Hi im Steve Clements and i have a question as going back to school become the political football of this season lets get to the bottom line. The new Academic Year is off to a chaotic start for americas 50000000. 00 students and their families in many schools that are open for face to face learning some students or teachers have already tested positive for corona virus we need to quarantine some temporary shutdowns within days with vague and conflicting guidance from Public Officials each of these School Districts has had to come up with its own guidelines think about that for a 2nd in a country with more than 13000. 00 separate School Districts each one is out there figuring this out all out on its own
Figuring this out all out on its own and thats on top of President Trump breathing down their necks with repeated tweets like this one well today were fortunate to be talking about these issues with someone who has worked with schools and teachers all her life and has been a High School Teacher herself Randi Weingarten is president of the American Federation of teachers one of the Largest Labor unions in america representing more than 1600000 teachers and School Employees randi thanks for joining us i guess i just want to ask you for the moment did you ever think that schools would become the political battleground that they have right before both Party Conventions are starting in this country well. You know schools. And teachers and teacher unions and financing of schools have become political footballs for years you know i remember. Candidates like alfonse damato when he was in trouble trying to pit parents against teachers using tenure i remember even bob dole you know saying were n
Hi im Steve Clemons and i have a question has going back to school become the political football of this season lets get to the bottom line. The new Academic Year is off to a chaotic start for americas 50000000. 00 students and their families in many schools that are open for face to face learning some students or teachers have already tested positive for corona virus we need a quarantines in temporary shutdowns within days with vague and conflicting guidance from Public Officials each of the School Districts has had to come up with its own guidelines think about that for a 2nd in a country with more than 13000. 00 separate School Districts each one is out there figuring this out all out on its own and thats on top of President Trump breathing down their necks with repeated tweets like this one. Well today were fortunate to be talking about these issues with someone who has worked with schools and teachers all her life and has been a High School Teacher herself Randi Weingarten is pres
Hi im Steve Clements and i have a question has going back to school become the political football of this season lets get to the bottom line. The new Academic Year is off to a chaotic start for americas 50000000. 00 students and their families in many schools that are open for face to face learning some students or teachers have already tested positive for corona virus leading to quarantine temporary shutdowns within days with vague and conflicting guidance from Public Officials each of these School Districts has had to come up with its own guidelines think about that for a 2nd in a country with more than 13000. 00 separate School Districts each one is out there figuring this out all out on its own and thats on top of President Trump breathing down their necks with repeated tweets like this one well today were fortunate to be talking about these issues with someone who has worked with schools and teachers all her life and has been a High School Teacher herself Randi Weingarten is presi
Prior to being elected to congress, she served on the bostons city council for eight years and was the first woman of color elected to the council in its 100 year history. Please welcome congresswoman ayanna pressley. E] rep. Ressley today, i am thinking of the ancestors, not just the ones recorded in our history books, but those omitted from the pages. The freedom riders, the organizers, the community builders. Every loved one passed a brownbag lunch. Lunch, read a freedom song, set up a prayer. Sacrifice and selfdetermination shaped history and brought us to this moment. The truth of the matter is we are because of them. We are black with a capital b. We are the manifestation of the movement. We are and cultural proud blacks. If my granddaddy the reverend e. James echols were here, he would whisper in my ear and say baby, make it play. I intend to do just that, make it play area we are in unprecedented and uncertain times. We are challenged by the state of the nation and the crisis w