Teachers hold car rally to call for delay to in-person learning article
Teachers and community members held a car rally at the St. Paul Public Schools district office, pushing for a delay to in-person learning amid the pandemic.
MINNEAPOLIS and ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Both St. Paul and Minneapolis school districts are making plans for elementary students to return to the classroom, but there is some concern they are moving too fast.
In the parking lot of the district headquarters for St. Paul Public Schools, a different kind of demonstration was held on four wheels Tuesday night.
Teachers hold car rally to call for delay to in person learning
St. Paul teachers rallied to urge district leaders to delay the reopening of elementary schools, while Minneapolis educators, nurses and parents said they plan to hold daily news conferences this week to highlight their concerns.
Minneapolis, St. Paul teachers unions oppose school reopening plans Leaders are calling for additional COVID safety precautions. January 13, 2021 5:13am Text size Copy shortlink:
Teachers unions in Minneapolis and St. Paul are pushing back on their districts February reopening plans, asking them to delay the return to classrooms over safety concerns during the pandemic.
Gov. Tim Walz announced in mid-December that elementary schools could reopen as soon as Jan. 18, with precautions, and many districts are set to bring young students back next week. But Minneapolis and St. Paul, which have both been in distance learning since the COVID-19 pandemic hit last spring, are aiming for February starts.
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Unions representing 300k+ educators and school-related personnel lay out a common good, Black and Brown student-focused approach to a Biden-led Department of Education.
CHICAGO, Dec. 8, 2020 Some of America’s largest teachers union locals and most prominent national educator-led organizations sent a letter to President-elect Joseph Biden today calling for an educator committed to families, communities and the well-being of Black and Brown students to be appointed to the role of education secretary in the new Biden-Harris administration. This letter comes on the heels of school years tested and tried by COVID-19 since March, and a lack of clear and safe reopening guidance for educators, students and their families.