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Teachers unions have risen to prominence in President Joe Biden's administration, exerting near-absolute control over school reopenings and mask demands. The epidemic revealed how powerful teachers unions are, and how children' best interests have taken a back seat to their own.
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday that he has reached a deal with the city’s teachers unions to delay the start of the school year by more than a week, narrowly avoiding the threat of a teacher strike. “There is nothing more precious than taking care of the children of New York …
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Chicago public schools, the third largest district in the country, will begin the fall semester with all-remote learning following strong pushback from the city teachers union against a hybrid plan. The Chicago Teachers Union had threatened strikes if the district moved ahead with a combination of in-person and remote learning, saying the plan would not …
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America’s second-largest national teachers union announced on Tuesday that it will back members who go on “safety strikes” as a last resort to protest lax coronavirus prevention at their districts. The announcement by the American Federation of Teachers, which boasts roughly 1.7 million members, comes about a month before school districts across the U.S. are …
Teachers unions have risen to prominence in President Joe Biden's administration, exerting near-absolute control over school reopenings and mask demands. The epidemic revealed how powerful teachers unions are, and how children' best interests have taken a back seat to their own.
