January 7, 2022 School closures create 'an incredible stress' on kids, parents: Independent Women's Forum Thousands of schools closed during the week of Jan. 2 after winter break amid a surge of COVID-19 cases and harsh, winter weather conditions.
January 7, 2022 Dr. Makary on Oakland teachers calling classrooms a ‘death trap’: They're making ‘an eternal excuse’ Dr. Marty Makary discusses Oakland teachers' claim that classrooms are a 'death trap' on 'The Faulkner Focus' with Harris Faulkner.
January 7, 2022 Chicago teacher with cancer pushes for in-person classes: 'I learned at the end of life what really matters' Joseph Ocol, who has been with the Chicago Public Schools system for 17 years as both a teacher and after-school chess mentor, has promised himself and his students that he will come into class whenever possible.
January 7, 2022 Dr. Makary pushes back on Oakland teachers calling classrooms a ‘death trap’ Dr. Marty Makary reacts to the California teachers planning a ‘sick-out’ in defiance of in-person learning
January 7, 2022 Chicago teacher battling cancer calls for return to school Joseph Ocol, a Chicago teacher battling cancer, slams the teachers union for supporting virtual learning and for not putting the education of students as its first priority.
January 7, 2022 Princeton University student blasts 'obsessive COVID regime' on campus amid omicron surge Myles McKnight says 'we need to get back to normal' in light of what he believes are extreme COVID-19 protocols on campus on '91±¬ÁÏ @ Night.'
January 6, 2022 Obama Education Secretary Arne Duncan hints at run against Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan in the Obama administration is leaving the door open for running against Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot in 2023.
January 6, 2022 Remote learning returns after billions are sent to school districts 91±¬ÁÏ correspondent Gillian Turner discusses how students are returning to online learning after billions were sent to school districts to support in-class teaching on ‘Special Report.'
January 6, 2022 San Francisco, Oakland teachers demand districts take more COVID-19 precautions, plan sickouts Teachers in San Francisco and nearby Oakland, California, are demanding their school districts take more COVID-19 precautions amid the surge of omicron, with some members allegedly threatening walkouts.
January 6, 2022 There’s no excuse for schools to return virtual: Thiessen Washington Post columnist Marc Thiessen calls for the firing of any teacher that refuses to return to the classroom.