House Hearing on Opening Schools During COVID-19 Pandemic
2020-08-06T21:02:38-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZWYxXC8yMDIwMDgwNjIxNTMwOTAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Former Obama administration Education Secretary Arne Duncan and other education officials testified before a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing on the safety of reopening schools during the coronavirus pandemic. They discussed the need for clear guidance from the Centers, the need for federal financial support for schools to address the digital divide, and that children are not immune from the coronavirus, disputing a recent statement by President Trump. One of the witnesses, teacher Angela Skillings, contracted COVID-19 while sharing a classroom with two other teachers over the summer, despite wearing gloves and masks and using hand sanitizer. During his opening statement, Mr. Duncan said, “What infuriates me about what is happening today, is that it’s an unforced error. We are in this situation because our federal leadership failed us. Period. It did not have to be this way.”
Former Obama administration Education Secretary Arne Duncan and other education officials testified before a House Select Subcommittee on th… read more
Former Obama administration Education Secretary Arne Duncan and other education officials testified before a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing on the safety of reopening schools during the coronavirus pandemic. They discussed the need for clear guidance from the Centers, the need for federal financial support for schools to address the digital divide, and that children are not immune from the coronavirus, disputing a recent statement by President Trump. One of the witnesses, teacher Angela Skillings, contracted COVID-19 while sharing a classroom with two other teachers over the summer, despite wearing gloves and masks and using hand sanitizer. During his opening statement, Mr. Duncan said, “What infuriates me about what is happening today, is that it’s an unforced error. We are in this situation because our federal leadership failed us. Period. It did not have to be this way.” close
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Caitlin Rivers Assistant Professor Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health->Environmental Health and Engineering
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