“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
I know Trump and the pundits in D.C. think what the White House Says MATTERS!
But absolutely nobody at the level of the school district or schoolroom is paying attention to what Betsy DeVos says. Period.
She doesn't speak as loudly as the thunder outside my window yesterday from a passing summer storm. I mistook the noise for a large truck, until I saw the rainfall. DeVos is less notable.
And do they really imagine nobody wants to reopen the schools?
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
Or is this more parade-signaling? As in, we can claim we led the country on this? Because every state wants to open its schools in the fall. The issue is: how to do that safely. The question is: why does Trump imagine endangering children is good electoral politics?
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
They really can't run a two-car funeral procession, can they?
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