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The Trump Administration has been losing its hold on rationality over the past couple of days in their efforts to force schools to reopen for a regular schedule (see DEVOS TELLS TEACHERS THAT THEY JUST NEED MORE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING SKILLS, NOT MORE MONEY, TO OPEN SCHOOLS SAFELY and Trump Administration Uses Money To Pressure Colleges To Teach In Physical Classrooms – I Bet You K-12 Is Next).
Today, however, they have lost their collective minds.
It’s 9:45 in the morning here in California, and here are a few tweets that have already been sent out:
I agree – at least, this will probably happen in the majority of states. Unfortunately, I suspect that in a few deep red states, this pressure will work to the the detriment of students, their families, and teachers. https://t.co/AhqHWfrwH6
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) July 8, 2020
Almost every step of the way with the federal government on how and when to reopen has been a self-inflicted mess. https://t.co/jdGo5I7YVP
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) July 8, 2020
Fact-check:
–90% of school funding comes from states and locals
–That 10% Fed goes thru Congress, for vulnerable kids
–Threat to cut THAT is cruel and hollow
–If admin wants schools to reopen, it could back a bailout https://t.co/sdzVrdSAUv— Cory Turner (@NPRCoryTurner) July 8, 2020
In the countries he cites, they have decreased class sizes, installed additional hand-washing stations, and provided PPE. They also pay teachers better and offer great health care and support services if they get ill.
— Jennifer Carey (@TheJenCarey) July 8, 2020
President Trump is now openly taking on the CDC and criticizing the agency’s guidelines for opening schools.
Incredible. https://t.co/SkjRiCzx4h
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) July 8, 2020
Updated for like the 10th time. Have to point out that in March, when schools shut down on their own, the CDC canceled a call with thousands of superintendents 40 minutes before they were supposed to clarify what their guidance meant. https://t.co/UNv1p0H7K3
— Erica L. Green (@EricaLG) July 8, 2020
CDC Director Robert Redfield says CDC’s guidelines are not intended to be a “rationale” for keeping schools closed. He said it would be “disappointing” if people used the guidelines as a rationale for not opening schools.
No word yet on Pres Trump attacking the CDC’s guidelines.
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) July 8, 2020
“It’s not a matter of if schools reopen. It’s simply a matter of how. They must reopen and they must be fully operational,” Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says, moments after Dr. Birx warned against indoor gatherings as the numbers of Covid cases rise in many states.
— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) July 8, 2020
P.S. DeVos told Fox News that she’s looking for one, though: https://t.co/eszGjJUoK5 https://t.co/hNmTB19DDa
— Erica L. Green (@EricaLG) July 8, 2020
New: Trump admin wants to use financial pressure to get school buildings to reopen — which is a viable threat with schools looking at the federal government for major help at the moment https://t.co/TlTRGCHyEa
— Matt Barnum (@matt_barnum) July 8, 2020
Pence signals the WH will seek to tie some funding in the next recovery package to schools reopening. “As we work with Congress on the next round of state support, we're going to be looking for ways to give states a strong incentive and encouragement to get kids back to school.”
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) July 8, 2020
The key takeaway from today: Pres attacked CDC's virus guidelines so new ones are now coming next week.
VP Pence: "The president said today, we just don’t want the guidance to be too tough. That’s the reason why next week, the C.D.C. is going to be issuing a new set of tools."
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) July 8, 2020
.@NEAToday President @Lily_NEA just put it this way: "The president is an idiot." https://t.co/wR0q0f79ns
— Nicole Gaudiano (@ngaudiano) July 8, 2020
— Val Brown (@ValeriaBrownEdu) July 8, 2020
President Trump threatened to cut off federal funding to school districts that do not reopen in person this fall and assailed his own federal public health experts for recommending school-reopening precautions that he deemed too onerous and expensive https://t.co/QjPwQteWxH
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) July 8, 2020
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