Reopening Schools with Randi Weingarten and reporting on NYC Chancellor's resignation & remote learning with Amy Zimmer of ChalkbeatNY

• US Department of Education decision to reject states’ request for waivers from mandated standardized testing

• Leaked DOE memo from July 2020 on the gifted program.

• National polls from Morning Consult and Pew show a majority of voters believe teachers should be vaccinated before schools reopen

• My blog on why Biden should focus on getting teachers vaccinated rather than making them administer standardized tests

• Letter from CM Dromm/Treyger about making sure federal funding programs doesn’t allow states and district to cut back by same or greater amount

• Chalkbeat on Carranza’s resignation and record

• NYPD plans to hire 475 School Safety agents this year

• Districts elsewhere are moving these agents from police to school control and diverting funds to hiring more social workers and counselors

• Chalkbeat reports on struggles of families of 3rd-graders doing remote learning