"Our default model should be full time, five days a week in-person, recognizing that there may be times due to increase in cases and spread and inadequate staffing, that short term closures might be ne..."
"I think parents have had enough of school closures due to poor policy. So, let's protect our students. Let's protect our staff. Let's keep our communities thriving."
"At this point, I don't believe that we should be thinking about closing schools long term."
"We need to make sure that we're doing everything in our power to keep our classrooms open for our students."
"President Biden made it clear on his first day that getting all students safely into the classroom is a top priority."
"We recognize this and we also, part of our return to school roadmap, prioritized not only saved school reopening and engaging in social, emotional well-being, but also addressing the lack of instructi..."
"Thank you for having me, first of all. And I agree, our goal is to safely reopen schools and make sure children have an opportunity to learn with their friends, with their teachers where they learn be..."
"We need to make it very clear, we’re going to stand by the students, and we’re going to stand by the educators that are trying to safely reopen schools."
"We need to make sure we stay focused on getting our students back in the classroom safely."
"I support states when they're doing that."
"We can't let this year be another year of disruption."
"Let's come together around our children."