quality comes down to the virtual classroom and comes down to the set up of how we train teachers and how creative and how good a teacher really is to keep the students engaged. if you are looking at a asynchronous set up our students are learning in different times and spaces and may be doing office collins with their teachers that's a different aspect and i think it comes down to what program you're using what platform they are using to connect with students but also what they are doing with the platform and they use as they move forward. >> host: go ahead, alison. >> head of the organization told me that district leaders are having to make decisions about healthcare and disease spread because in his view the federal government and even states really have not put out much guidance and left it to the local level some wondering if district leaders like that flexibility or if they feel like there is too much pressure on them and i'm assuming there's parents in every district they want to see online or in person instruction. >> guest: yeah, i would reiterate that point that the superint

i asked the assembly to send my desk legislation to require school districts to reopen classrooms. [applause] access and the affordability to higher education for every south carolinian are central to ensuring they have the trained and skilled workforce necessary to compete for jobs and investment in the future. that means we must invest to make all of higher education college and universities and technical colleges accessible and affordable so therefore i propose a $60 million for every south carolinian who qualifies for federal needs -based financial aid measured by the federal pell grants as additional state financial assistance to attend any college or university. students private independent and historically black colleges and universities will receive an additional $20 million in tuition grants and assistance our technical colleges can help those negatively affected by the virus recently i directed a million dollars of c.a.r.e.s. act funds to provide job training for those adults that have lost our jobs due to the virus. i propose an additional $60 million for high demand job

some students in the south bay community of low scotto start heading back to the classroom next week, starting with tender through third grade. ktvu seven gods has more on the local and federal plans for more schools to resume in person learning. honey are you connected? young just fun to them on the right page from that low scatters fourth graders luca and giovanni are thrilled their elementary school is allowing them back in the classroom next month. it's like i can't wait to do it, and i also really won't go back to the classroom. so all i can see my teacher and i can hear her better. the school district has not set a date for their siblings and middle and high school to return my high schooler. my daughter has this has been a freshman high school experience so far on a computer and she is not happy about it. but there's a lot of resistance among. teachers many of whom have not necessarily been vaccinated yet, the california teachers association sent a letter to governor newsome this week urging schools in purple tear counties to not go back to the classroom for 100 days, and we ju

kids were kept out of the classroom and away from the stability it provides. and thousands of iowans had their livelihoods turned upside down. in the last three years we have reformed our mental health system, and they are continuing to make it better. i am proposing to increase mental health funding by $15 million this year, and another $15 million next year, to fully fund the reform efforts. i know that our mental health regions are working on innovative solutions to address the unique needs of children who have been affected by the pandemic. because of the legislation that we passed last year, which allows schools to host behavioral health sessions using telehealth, kids no longer have to leave school for hours to receive quality treatment. that is a must in many of us learned over the last 10 months. telehealth is a powerful tool that we should continue to encourage and expand. it's not just for mental health. thousands of iowans experience it firsthand this year, receiving treatment and checkups from their own homes. in 2020, we asked so much of our healt

to teach in the classroom in the classroom quicker but i think that it's already shown he is aware of some of the inequities and i also want to point out some of the misconceptions people think antiracist teachings only occur in the social outcomes and makes the environment welcoming for one or two groups of students when one of the goals when you actually ensure all are engaging in antiracist training you are making sure all our entered as individuals and so i think that's really important to know that when we ground and center our antiracist work in understanding the student irexperiences are key in front d center i think the antiracist teachings become more understandable. >> excellent explanation. thank you for that. ve do have a question from the christian science monitor so i'm going to ask her question and anyone else is welcome. opening schools although contentious has gained bipartisan support. if confirmed, to what extent could w he unite interests acros the political while pressing other education issues. could he be a uniter and to what extent could he unite both sides t o

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the quality comes down to the virtual classroom. it comes down to the setup of how we train teachers, how creative and how good the key to really is to keep the students engaged. if you're looking at an asynchronous set up students are learning at different times, different spaces and baby doing office call ends with her teachers, that's a different aspect. i think it comes down to what program you're using, what platform you are using to connect with students but also what they are doing with the platform as they move forward. >> host: go ahead, alyson. >> ahead of the superintendents organization told me district leaders are having to make decisions about healthcare and disease spread because in his you the federal government and even some states really haven't put up much guidance. they have left it up to the local level. two district leaders like the flexibility or do they feel like there's too much pressure on them? ivanisevic herz in every district want to see in person instruction and other parents want to see online instructi

us— classroom, lunch room or anywhere. janet, in therybody recognises that it isn't good student at this time, when _ isn't good student at this time, when they— isn't good student at this time, when they are not just missing isn't good student at this time, when they are notjust missing their learning _ when they are notjust missing their learning but they are missing that social— learning but they are missing that social interaction and all of those things— social interaction and all of those things that young people do that's so important to their overall development. i think that's why here in the _ development. i think that's why here in the uk. _ development. i think that's why here in the uk, the government is determined to get children back into school— determined to get children back into school as— determined to get children back into school as quickly as possible, because — school as quickly as possible, because they recognise that it is a fine balance between the impact on any infection rate in the community and the _ any in

and the teacher should be in the classroom with the kids. as far as the last part pushing the calendar and changing and reforming the calendar and having summertime in time for schools, maybe just being a traditionalist but wearing ten month employee. so a lot of time the blood teachers use the summer months for their second job. and to carry out some of those ways of making ends meet. julia: that is a great point . and i think that kind of goes to my point right now, we have built up expectations and jobs and everything around that nine month school year. so teachers are expected to be able to work in the summer their jobs in the summer and maybe if bit by bit the calendar was shifted. it would be easier for the teachers to have that ten month calendar but then with other kinds of things . really agree with you, those are the kinds of things that make it very difficult to shift in the school calendar. it's really nice to hear from somebody from their . i grew up in somerset county pennsylvania. i think there are a a lot of schools that are

at expects chilton to be safely back in the classroom? ge of this pandemic, young people have been an afterthought for the government, and now we're back where we nine months ago with schools closed and exams cancelled. there is time to act but the secretary of state must act now to ensure all pupils can learn remotely, that families are supported and the most vulnerable are safeguarded.” families are supported and the most vulnerable are safeguarded. i would very much like to join with the honourable lady in paying tribute to gareth, i had a great privilege of working with gareth as his time as deputy general secretary of any ace uwt as willis his colleagues they are, very much our thoughts and prayers are with his family and also his friends and colleagues. she raises a number of very important points, the roll—out of digital devices, her commitment to —— our commitment to deliver devices across the country, three quarters of a million of those devices out by the end of next week. supporting schools, delivering or they are full allocatio

newsom is proposing a new plan to get kids back into the classroom. he is offering $4.6 billion in funding to help schools setup summer school and before and after school programs. the goal is to offset learning lost during the pandemic. this is in addition to the $2 billion he announced last week. but not everyone is getting behind the plan. good evening. wilson walker is live at oakland where teachers and some families are holding a protest think it is too soon to return to normal. >>> 50 just protesting essentially any plan to return to the classroom in the near- term. not the governor today laid out his strategy for getting the state moving as far as returning to the classroom, part of that is money, for schools that set dates for when they plan to return. as i was saying, that means getting teachers and teachers unions on board with that and that brings us to the protest today. if they are not on board, with a return date, it is often difficult for the school district to set one and make a game plan. i spoke with one of the teachers earlier this a

to teach in the classroom in the classroom quicker. but i think he's already some of his historyhe and his work have already shown that he is aware of some of the growth and equities. i also wanted to just quickly point out misconception is that people think antiracist teaching only improves academic and social outcome makes environment safe and welcoming for one or two grouch students and how students collectively when actually one of the actual goals in becoming actively antiracist is humanizing all students. so when you actually -- ensure that all teachers are engaging in antiracist training you're making sure that all educators are humanizing all students collectively as individuals and that is very beneficial for white students asian students and all students so i think that's really important to note that when we groundi and spend antiracist wok and understanding that student experiences are key and front and center, i think that antiracist teaching becomes more understandable and palpable. >> excellent explanation we appreciate t

it's not safe to send their kids back to the classroom. o the father of six children who attend chicago public schools, thank you for joining us. what do you want to do with your kids? >> thank you for having me first off, i want to send my children back to school to get in person learning and the reason why it's just not as equipped to be able to give the kids all that they can get out of the classroom out of the education or experience. so we don't allow children to be left behind and we know we live in a city, where the education achievement gap is wide between african-americans and other groups and i don't want my kids because her kids have a short amount of time to be children and we want to make sure we give them stability and set them off on a proper foundation which is the proper education that we know that chicago public schools can give them. eric: tomorrow elementary kids and middle school are supposed to go back tomorrow but the union is saying they have to protect the teachers and they almost came to an agreement on everything

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antiracistat how research can be put into schools both in the classroom and in the curriculum. dr. nathan is an assistant professor in the school of public affairs. his research focuses on management and organization, education policy and social equity. he is studying public school systems in texas, new york city, california, denmark, and south korea. dr. karen morrissey is an associate professor in the school of public affairs. she is a child development and child policy expert. her work for kisses on the disparity in children's achievement, developing and health. and how public schools can help narrow their disparities, including through early childhood education. she is the co-author of "cradle to kindergarten, a new plan to combat inequality." and dr. jennifer is also joining us. she is an associate professor focusing on education policy and the economics of education both at the k-12 level and post secondary level as well. she has posted op-ed in the washington post among many outlets. thank you all for joining us this morning and sharing your expertise with us. i am going to

what works for students with the new year comes the 3rd of normal semester and heading back to the classroom following the holiday season is being met with controversy i made some and i stand by what i said. in new york students in albany returning to remote learning this week after the suggestion came down from a local leader as kids are coming back to classrooms after being a break lately going to holly gatherings possibly even traveling to different states plane in sports traveling with sports like i said what we do today affects us tomorrow. >>parents in portland, oregon marching to reopen schools. holding a moment of silence for the students across america who have committed suicide during covid closures if you have a plan plant the water in the sunlight. it needs from her summer delays are here and there and if you just decided that plants and put it away in a closet and say okay country by its ability to produce flowers within minutes and the same is true of kids. >>just across town from that same vigil parents protesting in person learning upset that oregon governor kate brown left i

the principal then opened the door to the classroom and she and the president walked into the classroom. the door shut, and just as the door shut, captain lauer came up to me and said, sir, it appears it was not a small twin engine prop plane. it was a commercial jet liner. my mind flashed to the fear that the passengers on the plane must have had -- they had to know it was not gaining altitude. i don't know why that's where my mind went, but that's where it went. a nanosecond later captain lauer came up to me and said, oh, my gosh, another plane hit the other tower at the world trade center. my mind then flashed to three initials, ubl osama bin laden, i knew about al qaeda, and that's where my mind went. i then performed a test that chiefs of staff have to perform a lot every day, does the president need to know. you get that test a thousand times a day. most of the time it's no. this was an easy test to pass, yes. he had to be told. i made a decision to pass on two facts, make one comment and do nothing to invite a question from the president. i presumed he was sitting underneath a mi

and we need to get all our kids back into the classroom. we need to do it in a way that keeps our budget balanced. and with the sense of urgency and focus that kansans deserve. we cannot let political fights slow us down. tonight, i'll speak to each of these issues. but before i continue, last week, i ordered flags lowered to half-staff to remember the more than 3000 kansans we've lost these past 10 months to covid-19. i ask you to join me in pausing for a moment in honor of their memory. [moment of silence] to the families and loved ones of those we've lost, please know my heart is with you. the pain you're feeling is in measurable. -- is immeasurable. here in kansas, we're all neighbors, and we're all here to support you, in every way possible. it's been a time of such loss for so many. too many precious lives lost. businesses lost. jobs lost. critical time in the classroom for our children, lost. lost moments with loved ones. the losses in our lives have been countless. but we never lost hope. the way that kansans have stepped up these pa

organization. >> has there been thought bringing children in in a socially distanced way into the classroom having the teacher remote, especially for students who have trouble with connectivity? >> yes, you are seeing all different types of hybrid or kind of phase-in approaches. just locally in chattanooga and outlying districts, the teacher has been in contact with someone, so they are quarantined 14 days, and the teacher is actually zooming into the classroom. there is a teacher assistant or another employee from the school system in the room to monitor while that is going on. we see that on the students staying home. we also see the teachers staying at home in a virtual setting. both have been kind of used effectively. >> they have been successful? >> yes. i think we are working through. i mean, i think tennessee may have had one of the first school systems to start back on july 22. they've used a phase-in, or a hybrid, 25% attendance and they are working up to 100% right now. those things are going on as we speak. excuse me one second. i think that is the process that, you know, we are

you can understand concerns of people in the classroom. ed chief saying it would be devastating for children. —— a lot has been done to try and make them covid compliant. david blunkett is saying all the reforms that have been carried out by successive labour and conservative governments over the past 25 years risk being completely undone and going backwards as the gap between the haves and have not widened. with online learning, it is the less privileged kids who are going to full further behind. let's go on to the vaccine, the great hope, that is the way out of it. shyama, the mail on sunday, it has the comments from jonathan van tam about extending the gap, extending it to 12 weeks of a way of vaccinating more people, giving them one dose. do you think that makes sense? a lot of doctors are saying people have been promised a second vaccine, vaccination within three weeks will be pretty disappointed by that. i have got a mum, she had herfirst vaccine last week, and then she will not get her second vaccine. according to jay vt, the analogy

the more people that have that vaccine and can feel safe going back into the classroom, the better it is for everybody. host: let's go to stephanie: from new york -- calling from new york, new york and she is also an educator. caller: happy new year to your both. i am a fully remote teacher because of health accommodations. i am working fully remote teaching and live streaming in therom at least 8:00 morning until 4:00. of course there is the general preparation time for the next when this concern is began it was all of this conversation about, oh my god, you are amazing, you are wonderful, i am sorry. evan never argue with you again. now it is mask up, do what you need to do for the economy and for the children and the problem childrene 150% to our at our own expense, out of our own pockets, at the expense of our families because we love what we do. i love the children i serve. host: go ahead and respond, julia. guest: yeah. every time i talk to teachers, and i've been talking to them more and more lately, i am blown over by their commitment to the children. i think teachers are doin

and prf national political correspondent says it is time for kids to get back into the classroom to setr the rest of us to get back to normal. >> there is no single thing that symbolizes returning to normal or getting past the pandemic than sending your kids back to school. i can't think of anything else and parents want to go back, kids want to go back, you have to figure out how to do it safely. money to ventilate schools, clean schools, socially distance schools, things that will make teachers feel safe. that is the name of the game. when schools open people feel we are getting back to normal. >> a pediatrician and parent of a third grader in the chicago school system joins us live with her push to get kids back in school. >> the nypd officer shot in the back identified as daniel marcus, the 60 veteran was struck below his bulletproof criswell chasing down an armed man in the bronx, marcus is part of the union networks to get guns off the street, expected to make a full recovery, that suspect is charged with attempted murder. the department has taken more than 400 guns off the street

make recommendations on how to keep our businesses open and our people safe in the workplace and the classroomey also provided recommendations on how best to employ federal cares act funds to accelerate our economy out of the pandemic. leaders from the manufacturing, tourism, hospitality and service sectors, professional associations, public health experts, local governments, k-12 and higher education institutions, hospitals, medical providers, legislators and state agencies worked tirelessly and literally around the clock to quickly create and deliver a set of recommendations that to this day serve as our blueprint for confronting this crisis safely. working together, by collaborating, communicating and cooperating, the general assembly adopted virtually every recommendation of the acceleratesc task force. among other things, we planned and invested in building out our state's broadband infrastructure, distributing 92,542 wi-fi hot spots so students without internet access could receive instruction at home. we provided financial relief through grants for small businesses, especially those in

. >>> some students in san mateo county could be back in the classroom as soon as next week. the districts plan to do it safely. >>> someone is $731 million richer tonight. >>> the developing story in santa clara county tonight, a sunnyvale father has been arrested in the murders of his wife and his daughter. this is a much of a 51-year-old detective say that he walked into the police station yesterday afternoon, and confessed to those killings. they later discovered the bodies at this home on west homestead rd. at this home on west homestead rd. earlier today, someone left flowers at the entrance, the specific cause of death currently under investigation by the santa clara county medical examiner. he was arrested on suspicion of two counts of murder. these are sunnyvale's first homicide since last august. >>> take a live look at capitol hill were senate minority leader mitch mcconnell is proposing delaying the impeachment trial of donald trump until february. still unclear what house speaker nancy pelosi will send the article to the senate but she says his role in instigating

he got the conversations going in the classroom. t from zoom in his bedroom was not the same feeling for him. i saw him starting to get a little depressed. he got a job at menards which helped for an outlet for something to do. the end of the school year we did the awards ceremony via zoom and trevor won so many scholarships and awards from the high school. he did attend the university of illinois, his hope was that he would be in the marching band and then maybe haven'tly be one of the drum majors. he was a history major. i called him before he went. he didn't have to go because of covid and everything. he wanted to go. he wanted to go. he wanted a bigger school. he wanted to try it out after being in a smaller high school. he wanted to try something bigger. however, it was not the college experience he was hoping for. his roommate was from india so he didn't attend because of covid. everyone had to sit -- >> harris: he was alone. he was alone. can you hear me now? >> i can hear you. >> harris: he was alone. didn't have that familia

a sofa will still be part of the crowded classroom. n—year—old, four—year—old and her twins. they didn't make much of the prime minister on their curriculum today. it will not be possible to open schools immediately after the february half term. she will still be the teacher until at least the start of march. it is at least the start of march. it is exhausting. _ at least the start of march. it is exhausting, you _ at least the start of march. it is exhausting, you are _ at least the start of march. it 3 exhausting, you are not only being the teacher, but you have to be the lunch lady and clean the toilets, and make sure everything is printed. i don't have a teaching assistant to make sure the work is done right or that the toddlers over they are while i work with the older ones. he made it official. england schools will still be close to most in the lockdown will go on. we will still be close to most in the lockdown will go on.— will still be close to most in the lockdown will go on. we hope it will therefore be — lockdown will go on.

pupils will not return to the classroom until at least january 18th, but schools will be open before ey workers and also for children deemed to be vulnerable. in the week before, beginning on january 11th, there will be online learning, so one big question today is whether or not the return of children to the classroom may have to be delayed. the scottish government's education recovery group is meeting tomorrow ahead of the scottish cabinet meeting. it's a body that brings together various stakeholders in education, including unions, councils and education experts, as well as politicians. it's emerged that israel has given vaccinations against coronavirus to more than one million people, the highest rate in the world. it's achieved a rate of 12.5 doses per 100 people, followed by bahrain at 3.119 and the uk at 1.47, according to a tracking website affiliated with oxford university. india's opposition congress party has warned that the government's decision to approve the emergency use of a locally developed coronavirus vaccine, covaxin, was premature and could be dangerous. another v

newsom is proposing a new plan to get kids back into the classroom. he is offering $4.6 billion in funding to help schools setup summer school and before and after school programs. the goal is to offset learning lost during the pandemic. this is in addition to the $2 billion he announced last week. but not everyone is getting behind the plan. good evening. wilson walker is live at oakland where teachers and some families are holding a protest think it is too soon to return to normal. >>> 50 just protesting essentially any plan to return to the classroom in the near- term. not the governor today laid out his strategy for getting the state moving as far as returning to the classroom,

the we are told they will strike if they are told to get back into the classroom. or test of the biden administration while running up against a traditional ally. >> reporter: it really is. teachers' unions are prepared to strike if they are told to go back to the classroom. we're seeing the same dynamic play out in different parts of the country. for the biden administration, that means politically watching a tightrope of sorts where, on one hand they have said, like teachers' unions have said, they support getting teachers vaccinated and getting these teachers back into the classrooms safely so schools can reopen, and it's part of what chief medical adviser dr. anthony fauci has said as well. >> this is not an easy issue. you've got to understand the concerns of teachers because they obviously have a concern, an understandable concern. putting all that together, we need to try and get the children back to school and that's the goal of president biden, that in the next 100 days, get the k to 8's back in school. >> reporter: now, president biden also says he support

coming up biden's chief of staff defending teachers unions for returning to return to the classroom hisclaim he is defining science. >> what you are seeing is schools haven't made the investments. jillian: are they putting students first? a teacher, doctor and advocate for in person learning join us live next. ♪♪ ♪ if i could be you and you could be me ♪ ♪ for just one hour ♪ ♪ if we could find a way to get inside each other's mind ♪ ♪ walk a mile in my shoes ♪ ♪ walk a mile in my shoes ♪ ♪ well before you abuse, criticize and accuse ♪ ♪ walk a mile in my shoes ♪ jillian: democrats announce hearings on the stock market as wall street reels from the controversy. senator gerard brown of the senate banking and housing committees his people on wall street only care about the rules when they are the ones getting hurt. the white house came out of the controversy but defending janet yellen who received 810,$000 from the hedge fund in the recent game stop friendly. jen psaki says is the no surprise yellen received the money. steve hilton says this whole situation shows corruption between politi

the kids should be in the classroom. there's a safeway to do that. we had a briefing this week. if anybody wants more information, we will be glad to teamr. toomey's follow-up with the. i expect you will see a lot of kids going back to the classroom regardless of what the situation is with vaccinating the staff. however, that is front and center on our minds, for when we moved to the next phase and have more availability. we definitely want to get her educators vaccinated, along with other people that are quite honestly on the front minds of the pandemic in many different ways besides our health care folks. folks,got grocery store the private sector, other things. we will continue to roll this out as quickly as we can. reporter: a new, more contagious string of covid is here in the state. y'all have given some information about that. has there been any spread on that? do we have any more updated information on the individual and how they are doing? >> even before we announced we had the first strain, for well over a week, probably close to two weeks, when colorado had the strain,

guidance comes as teachers unions across the country continues to insist it's unsafe to return to the classroomomas carol is superintendent of schools for the catholic archdiocese of boston, more than 30,000 students in 100 schools have been attending in person classes since full. welcome. appreciate you coming on. tell us about your experience in boston. new students have been in classes since the fall, is a full week in class or a hybrid system where there's student trade-off? >> the elementary schools are in full week and high schools, some are doing a hybrid scenario. all the children are expected every week to be in person instruction. we do allow parents who have medically optimized people in their household to watch classes live streamed but we give in person option to everyone. when we started, as soon as the governor announced we could open schools, we never made the decision to provide in person, we just try to figure out how. one of the public school districts were focused on meeting with the union to figure out whether they would open. in our market, most did not open right away. a

how important is it for kids to get back to the classroom. ng me to discuss, three students, justin, and alberto molina, father of two. how much of a good punch was this vote by the teachers union? >> it is unconscionable. already children in classrooms and they have been in classrooms for two weeks, devastating. unnecessary. todd: i don't hang out with kids your age but this has been a tough time. since march of last year it has been pretty rough. it is tough. do you see your friends with any frequency? >> on-screen. you try to form relationships. todd: it is not your problem. sometimes i fall asleep when watching videos as well so you see the situation from multiple angles, what is your message to the teachers union. >> my message be we value and respect teachers, in our home we love our teachers, principals, schools but the effects are going to be long-lasting. they already are. the public school system invested $100 million to keep our schools safe. it is time to go back, the loss of instruction has been sad and devastating. it has been ex

some masks they say but they're not enough and we've been seeing the children when they were having their lunch also in their classrooms and in the playgrounds they most of them want more wearing masks so there's been a decrease in recent days in the number of 19 cases in the country but many people are now worried some part and theory that the kids can control the virus have decided to keep them at home and home school them thank you mohammed a job back in school there in nairobi today thank you. on to other news in a recording that's been linked to the public u.s. president donald trump as told the top election official in the state of georgia to find enough votes in order to overturn his election defeat there georgia was one of the battleground states that flipped in favor of president elect joe biden it is an unprecedented move by a sitting president and with just a few weeks to go before biden takes office trump still refuses to consider his last repeating baseless claims of election fraud the people of your you're angry at the people of the country are angry and there's nothing wrong with saying that you know. 2

what cdc director rochelle walensky said friday about why they feel students can head back to the classroomspread of covid-19 when mitigation measures are followed. >> so despite the science, not everyone feels safe returning to in-school learning. the blowback from teachers unions around the country. >> are you as a teacher prepared to strike if necessary? >> i am. >> reporter: lori torrez is a spanish teacher at a chicago elementary school and in the middle of a battle between what she sees as her livelihood and life. the chicago public schools is pushing to have kindergarten through eighth grade students return in person to the classroom. as it stands, you don't feel the skood school district is doing enough? >> i don't. i need to worry about not just what my students are facing, but also what my family and myself are facing. i think it's okay that in a fitime like this i sttake a step back d consider me. >> reporter: chicago school district says it has put in place safety strategies like masking, hand sanitizer stations, air purifiers and daily screening for the thousands of pre-k and sp

the department of public health is available, but also that we are evaluating the buildings and the classrooms and other things because, of course, the last thing we want is something to happen to not just our students but our educators as well. so we are doing everything we can, financial resources, resources from city departments, and everything we can. we have really put everything on the table that we could to provide the level of support that we know the school district needs in order to move things forward, but ultimately it really is up to the school district working with the teachers union to come to some level of an agreement so that we can move forward. we were at a bter place at one point. the requirements have changed, and have been a little bit unfortunately unrealistic and not even recommended by the department of public health. i know the question is, how can we move forward? at this time we are going to continue to be as aggressive and push to move forward as much as we possibly can. we do appreciate our educators for the work they are doing on distance learning. but the sad re

science says that kids can safely be back in the classroom if they're following cdc guidance? >> what the science tells us is the following. children in school right now it appears that if you follow the safety guidelines of the cdc, that they are less likely to be getting infected than the community rate of infection. that is the reason why as president biden has said, we're going to try as best as we can within the frame work of following the cdc guidelines to get children back to school. i've been saying that for months and months. that the default position should be to the best of our ability provide the resources to the local areas so that children can get back to school provided they have fundamental safety measures like mask wearing and things like that. that may require additional resources to the local school districts. >> john: the default position, dr. fauci, of the teachers unions we're not going back until there's guaranteed safety. that discussion doesn't fall into your area of purview. but what does, is the w.h.o., the world health organization, you addressed the

agree the 3rd pushing to make sure the teachers and staff are vaccinated before they return to the classroom. the mount diablo unified school district has says it will continue to have distance learning at least through march. >>i can't speak to whether or not school is going to reopen this year i can speak to whether or not i think it should and i do not think schools should reopen this year and tell our teachers have been vaccinated and had both doses and been able to quarantine for 2 weeks after that. that's that seems like an essential first points to give teachers the peace of mind to go back to the classroom. >>and the oakland unified school district was planning to restart in person classes this month, but case and positively positivity rate suv's of spied so they're going to continue distance learning as well as long as alameda counties in the purple tier schools in the county cannot have students back on campus date ok we're fighting with the clouds a little bit to get some sunshine across the bay for today. they were on the east bay in the south a particular you'll see a lot more s

frustrating that will be — will be for pupils and teachers who want nothing more than to get back to the classroome labour leader calls for teachers to be vaccinated in the next few weeks. he should bring forward the vaccination of key workers and use the window of the february half term to vaccinate all teachers and all school staff. also on this programme: there's a call for tougher action against russia on human rights, and the jailing of the opposition leader, alexei navalny. the london laundromat is still very much open for business. i the lack of urgency is truly staggering. i and an appeal to help those hardest hit by the collapse of the retail giant debenhams. this will disproportionately affect women who traditionally hold many more roles in the retail sector. but first: prime minister's questions saw mps in reflective mood, following the news that the uk's coronavirus death toll had passed 100,000. more people have now died with coronavirus in the second wave than the first. the number of cases reached record levels in early january — partly driven by a new variant of the virus thought t

but teachers union says that not enough to get them back in the classroom. stina coleman is live in los angeles with more on this and christina i know parents across the country are fed up. reporter: yeah. that's one way to explain it many parents are sick and tired of the fighting between unions school districts and politicians, they just want their kids back in the classroom learning with other children. but the fighting continues. this week the california teachers association pushed back against reopening by sending letter to governor that says iowa an aggressive plan focus on statewide safety measures and effective vaccine rollout for essential weerntion including educators is needed. governor gavin newsom who would like schools to reopen for some students within next couple of weeks reportedly told the unions, quote, if we wait for the perfect we might as well just pack it up and be honest with folks that were not going to open for in person instruction this school year. meantime some california countieses are getting teachers vaccinated where nevada cou

, but many parents and teachers are looking forward to the day that students can get back into the classroomarlier today, on mornings onto the nine are mike mibach spoke with the president of the california teachers association e toby boyd. about what it'll take to return to in person learning, he said. getting teachers vaccinated is on lee. the first step. yes they're essential. yes, i feel that both are important. it's just that. when you have our students in a smaller class setting. and the room is confined and it's not as open as a grocery store, then the chances of them posse spreading the virus is going to be elevated. and while many educators say going back to the classroom too soon is too much of a risk. many parents say. they argue that teachers are essential and both in person learning and socialization are a necessity for children. but boyd says, teaching in a classroom can't be compared to essential workers in larger settings. yes, they're essential. yes, i feel that both are important. it's just that when you have our students in a smaller class setting. ands not as open as a gr

frustrations spilling over as some parents are demanding to know why their kids feel locked out of the classroom now. the centers for disease control and prevention recently announced new data suggesting little evidence of coronavirus transmission in schools if proper safety precautions are followed, things like facemasks, physical distancing, increase room ventilation and limiting indoor sports and indoor dining. city leaders in many states begin to lift restrictions on restaurants, retail, nail salons, weary parents are no longer able to hide their outrage on why schools remain closed. >> figure it out or get off the podium. people like me and a lot of other people out there who will gladly take your seat and figure it out. >> the tenth debate is raging between district and teachers unions. in chicago the nation's third largest school district is on the verge of a teacher strike. the teachers union their arguing the district hasn't done enough to put in place proper safety plans. despite spending big bucks to install thousands of air filters along with deep cleaning and offering covid-19 testi

you can ask your question. >> a comment, if anybody has used saving private ryan in the classroom? know our system got excited about the r-rated movies, and with the language -- i'd tell you what. one of the first times i showed it, the landing scene, quite a lot of language in that part, so as i was showing it, you can't really understand a lot of the language in their first, but when it gets to a really bad part, i just hit the mute button. i thought i was being really clever. the close captioning came up. the kids just busted out laughing. you could tell exactly what they said was the closed caption came up. it didn't really bother anybody, but it was hilarious. i thought if you were going to do that, you might want to practice or check it out. we had to get permission ahead of time. the kids busted me on that one. they thought it was hilarious. it is a tough line. >> i can imagine. mr. hogan: i hope the superintendent didn't call you on the carpet. >> he did not. the kids just went on about it. mr. hogan: yes. >> any other questions? well, we have david with us. oh, oh. shane wa

teachers should be in the classroom with their kids and as far as the last caller talked about pushing

some students haven't been in the classroom since march.s attending in-person, every day, since fall. in texas, where schools are largely required to stay open, austin public schools set up free covid testing drive through sites for students and staff as cases there soared. parents still had the option of keeping kids home. >> what we saw kind of across the country when there were a lot of districts and schools that went completely remote, is as far as education and academics, it wasn't best for all kids and it was actually harmful. >> reporter: the tension over whether to keep schools open apparent in cobb county, georgia, where three teachers died within a month. after an employee of school board members who weren't wearing mask at a meeting to put them on in honor of one of the teachers they refused. >> your actions in these two minutes have spoken louder than words. >> reporter: janet shamlian, cbs news, houston. >> o'donnell: nearly 110 million americans are in the path of a major winter storm in the west and midwest. cars are sliding

can watch listen and contribute to what happens in the classroom the a.v.one or charlie a small robot. she controls the device using a tablet. answering the teacher's questions to the robot isn't a simple as it could be though. and it's different when you're actually in the classroom when you're there it's easier to participate and you don't have to think about where to look at home things are different you have to direct your camera in the right location decide where you want to look. but apart from that it's pretty good what. charlie the robot can be steered in any direction but it does take some time. let's do you want us to turn the robot around. i'm almost there. during breaks or uses the robot to goof around with her classmates. almost as if she were there in person so. we're toast i know showing the teachers a kiosk a school she worked hard to get a distance learning robot for her school collecting donations and subsidies to foot the 3700 year old bill. she says robots help children who are sick at home to stay connected. kunz 5 kids can catch up on