Gov. Gavin Newsom pledged today to keep California schools open in a statement he issued with the state's influential teachers unions. The statement comes a day after President Biden said K-12 classrooms must not close.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday pledged to keep California schools open in a statement he issued with the state's influential teachers unions the day after President Joe Biden said K-12 classrooms must not close.
Their promise comes as the Omicron variant sweeps the U.S., prompting fresh anxieties among parents that schools might start closing again. California, home to more than 12 percent of the nation's students, kept its classrooms closed long after they opened in other states as teachers unions pushed to prolong distance learning.
Still, CTA's support for keeping California schools open sends a strong signal about where the political winds are blowing in the state.
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