thrive. she faced a lot of blow back on social media for that. steve: it boy did she. brian: she made it worse. everyone suffered through the pandemic absolutely. the ones that got back to school quicker suffered the least. she cared about the teachers, not about the students. 6 feet apart. preventing classrooms from being filled up with students is part of the reason why it s done. lobbying the cdc hintd the behind th scenes to get what she wanted. the districts were closed through the spring of 2021 saw a 40% greater drop in math. 20% greater drop in reading. let me ask you, every week that you kept kids out, they suffered. yes, the pandemic was bad on everyone. china is still suffering today with their zero covid. you made it worse on the kids and their families. there is no plan from the teacher s union head to get these kids caught up. keep in mind, too, the districts it hurt the most were the impoverished districts. they had the biggest drop in
be there from washington, d.c. to washington pennsylvania, you will see them this hour and next hour as well. brian: he can operate heavy machinery because unlike your patrons he is not drinking. steve: we don t know what s in the chocolate milk. ainsley: he can actually drive the golf cart. brian: that s true. five minutes now after the hour. in just hours, president biden is set to address the country s largest teacher s union. ainsley: meanwhile republicans are working to end the group s federal charter for targeting parents who want to have a say in their children s education. steve: jacqui heinrich is live at the white house in washington on this friday she had been here in new york and now she is back on the north lawn, hey, jacqui. quick trip, you guys with. good to see you this morning from the white house. today the president is headed to this event hosted by the dnc severe going to be addressing the country s largest teacher s union. the national education assoc
friends, we re going to re-establish excellence in our schools. tucker: that was glenn youngkin s message. you re a parent. schools exist for your children. they re your children. they don t belong to the teacher s union. we re going to listen to you. terry mcauliffe was running against glenn youngkin. he had the advantage of a lot of money. here s his message. i don t think parents should be telling schools what they can teach. oh! turns out most people disagree and he was destroyed. his political career hit the brick wall it long deserved. so turns out the republicans that focus on the things that matter, families, protecting families will win. along with the 1776 project, ron desantis is one of the biggest supporters of the school board candidates. this week desantis signed a law banning teachers to talk about sex with your kindergarteners. it s creepy and should be illegal. desantis also fired a prosecutor
their governor elected. so this race that charlie crist is running especially picking the teacher s union president of miami-dade to be his running mate is a slap in the face. it is disgusting, really. dana: she had a tweet, carla mast the running made had a tweet that says for any of you following school board meetings you know the craziness is real, god be with us. i assume she is talking about parents. is the teachers union really so powerful in florida that this is a good strategic decision for crist to bring votes to his side? no, absolutely not. the teachers union has seen that choice comes out on top. they tried to sue the florida scholarship program twice and was defeated. it went to the state supreme court court and was considered null and void. the supreme court stood behind parents. so this really does seem like a
blocks a section of idaho s strict abortion law as part of the first post roe lawsuit by the biden administration. a.g. merrick garland s lawsuit argues the state s law conflicts with a federal statute to ensure emergency medical care. idaho s abortion law does not contain an exemption for when a pregnant person s health is at risk. the judge s ruling will now protect doctors who terminate pregnancies that pose health risk and revived law goes into effect today. ohio s largest public school district reaching a preliminary deal with columbus teachers to end their strike and bring kids back to the classroom. the district s board of education president announcing a statement we are happy to report we have reached a conceptual agreement with cea leaders and our children will return to in person instruction on monday. the columbus teacher s union is expected to vote on the agreement over the weekend.