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    Schools Must Open This Fall. In Person. Five Days a Week.

    The American Federation of Teachers, which I lead, is committed to making this happen.
    by Randi Weingarten May 14, 2021 5 minutes
    Source: Melissa Ann PInney

    Schools must open this fall. In person. Five days a week. With the space and and health safeguards to do so. The American Federation of Teachers, which I lead, is committed to making this happen.

    School is where children learn best, where they play together and form relationships and acquire resilience. It’s where many children who otherwise might go hungry eat breakfast and lunch. Parents rely on schools, not only to educate their kids, but so they can work. Nearly 3 million mothers have dropped out of the workforce during the pandemic.

    [Read: Mothers’ careers are at extraordinary risk right now]

    Over the past 14 months, teachers have scrambled to redesign lessons and projects, and to create virtual field trips and labs to keep kids engaged, so students could learn from home.

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