Teachers Union Chief Concedes Offering Edits to CDC School Reopening Guidelines, Denies Substantive Changes
The president of the nation’s second-largest teachers union faced tough questioning on April 26 by members of a House subcommittee seeking to determine whether the union unduly influenced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) policy on school reopenings during the pandemic.
“Americans are curious to know if the AFT [American Federation of Teachers] access was in line with CDC past practice and if their influence had a positive or detrimental impact on America’s children,” subcommittee Chair Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) said at the start of the hearing.
“While it is reasonable for the CDC to seek outside opinions, were some opinions accepted and others not considered? And why or why not?”…