Teachers face more pressure to return to classrooms in pandemic washingtonpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from washingtonpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Vaccines, dollars and Biden ratchet up pressure on teachers to return to school Laura Meckler, Moriah Balingit, Valerie Strauss
Teachers, fearful of returning to classrooms during the pandemic, are facing new encouragement and new pressure to go back, raising the prospect that in-person school could resume in many communities before the school year is out.
The Centers for Disease Control recommended Sunday that states prioritize teachers as part of the second group of people eligible for the coronavirus vaccines.
Two days later, Congress cleared a coronavirus aid package with $54 billion for K-12 schools, which, if the president signs it, is expected to help pay expenses associated with in-person education. That could include protective equipment such as masks and plexiglass dividers, upgrades to ventilation systems and additional staffing.
Lexington One teacher advocate won t let COVID diagnosis slow calls to make schools safer postandcourier.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from postandcourier.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Educators across South Carolina are reaching their breaking point, whether it be from exhaustion or their district s handling of the virus. But amid teacher protests and warnings of another holiday spike in cases following Christmas and New Yearâs Eve, some districts have modified their plans. File/Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff By Andrew J. Whitaker awhitaker@postandcourier.com
As coronavirus cases reach record levels in South Carolina, conversations surrounding how schools should operate during the pandemic have gained renewed momentum from lawmakers, educators, parents and students.
The issue has become one of the most polarizing topics in the state, sparking heated debates during school board meetings and on social media.
SC teacher groups call on districts to move fully virtual, but Governor pushes for face to face wbtv.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wbtv.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.