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Parents Struggle as Biden Administration Gives Mixed Messaging on Reopening Schools

Parents Struggle as Biden Administration Gives Mixed Messaging on Reopening Schools
A teacher at Yung Wing School P.S. 124 teaches blended learning students in New York City on Dec. 7, 2020. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images
Petr Svab
Petr Svab
reporter
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Parents across America in areas without in-person teaching are desperate for help as their children fall behind academically and their community life evaporates under lockdown.

President Joe Biden has promised to reopen schools, but teachers’ unions are pushing back, citing COVID-19 concerns. Biden’s head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently appeared to greenlight the reopening of schools, only for her comments to be discounted by the administration.

Petr Svab
Petr Svab
reporter
Petr Svab is a reporter covering New York. Previously, he covered national topics including politics, economy, education, and law enforcement.
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