Fact check: GOP ignores the data to blame ‘Biden’ for school closures
The Biden administration continues its efforts to get children back in the classroom.
By Josh Axelrod - January 11, 2022The Biden administration continues its efforts to get children back in the classroom.
By Josh Axelrod - January 11, 2022The House minority leader is falsely blaming Democrats for the problems his party helped perpetuate.
By Josh Israel - January 03, 2022Republicans in Congress are upset that families plan to spend more on back-to-school expenses this year than last year — when many schools weren’t in-person.
By Josh Israel - August 18, 2021GOP lawmakers are in favor of giving power back to school districts — unless they disagree with their decisions.
By Josh Israel - August 17, 2021More than two-thirds of American adults want schools to implement the COVID-19 safety measure.
By Josh Israel - August 17, 2021Republican Gov. Chris Sununu is giving a ‘microschools’ company more per pupil than the state gives public schools.
By Josh Israel - August 16, 2021Virginians also widely approve of President Joe Biden’s job performance.
By Josh Israel - July 19, 2021The $1,400 relief checks and expanded Child Tax Credit helped her family afford to keep things normal for her two kids with special needs.
By Josh Israel - July 16, 2021But many families are still opting to keep students at home for remote learning.
By Associated Press - May 06, 2021Officials are hoping that extending vaccinations to children will allow schools to reopen with minimal disruption this fall.
By Associated Press - May 06, 2021Republican lawmakers tweeted in honor of National Teacher Appreciation Day.
By Josh Israel - May 04, 2021Republican lawmakers have been lying about President Joe Biden breaking promises for two months.
By Josh Israel - May 03, 2021‘Can you imagine if each city had been led by Ron DeSantis? How many lives would have been lost?’ said the mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida, about the past year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Associated Press - May 03, 2021Rep. Kevin McCarthy voted against the COVID relief plan, which provides funding to make it possible for schools to safely return to in-person instruction.
By Josh Israel - March 25, 2021President Joe Biden set two conditions that had to be met before schools could reopen safely.
By Josh Israel - March 08, 2021A new poll shows even 68% of Republicans are happy with Democrats’ approach.
By Josh Israel - March 05, 2021Sending students back to in-person learning immediately is ‘risky, irresponsible, and reckless,’ said the president of the Seattle teachers union.
By Donna Provencher - March 04, 2021‘We stand to completely lose the hard-earned ground that we have gained,’ said the head of the CDC.
By Associated Press - March 02, 2021Math is not the Republican Party’s strong suit.
By Josh Israel - February 25, 2021A mother in Georgia said her sons would return to school when ‘the vaccine is taken more seriously and teachers can get it.’
By Donna Provencher - February 23, 2021About 40% of families are not ready to send their children back to school and roughly the same number are either unwilling or unsure about vaccination.
By Associated Press - February 20, 2021