"Last week, union president Elizabeth Davis circulated a “tentative agreement” to members. On Tuesday, she decided not to sign it, continuing to disagree with the school system over whether in-person teaching should be optional for all teachers."
“I can’t say that I’m surprised,” Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) said at a news conference Wednesday. “She’s backed away from other tentative agreements as well. And it should be apparent that the goal posts, unfortunately, continue to move.”
The unions shouldn't have this much power over families
If a grocery store doesn't reopen families can take their money elsewhere
If a school doesn't reopen families should similarly be able to take their children's education dollars elsewhere.
Even if a school does reopen families should still be able to take their children's education dollars elsewhere
Education funding is supposed to be meant for educating children - not for propping up and protecting a government monopoly.
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The nation’s largest teachers union released a "policy playbook" for the Biden administration:
• "Oppose all charter school expansion"
• "Bar federal funding to charter schools"
• Regulate all charter schools
• Abolish the D.C. school choice program for low-income students
These policies all protect the monopoly at the expense of families.
NEW: "Data from 191 countries shows no consistent link between reopening schools and increased rates of coronavirus infection."
United Nations agency: "there is strong evidence that, with basic safety measures in place, the net benefits of keeping schools open outweigh the costs of closing them."
UNICEF: "Schools are not a main driver of community transmission, and children are more likely to get the virus outside of school settings"