Biden Changes Course, Says Goal Is to Reopen Schools 5 Days a Week by April

President Joe Biden holds a mask as he participates in a CNN town hall at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee, Wis., on Feb. 16, 2021. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

President Joe Biden on Tuesday evening changed course, saying his aim is to reopen the majority of K-8 schools for in-person learning five days a week within 100 days of his presidency.

“I think we’ll be close to that at the end of the first 100 days,” Biden said during a CNN town hall in Milwaukee. “The goal will be five days a week.”