Senate Passes Infrastructure Deal, Schools Reopen, Masks & Vaccinations Continue to be Contentious.
- Today, the Senate passed a $1T Infrastructure deal with bipartisan support. As the name suggests, the bill deals primarily with the nation’s infrastructure and includes a $65B investment for updating the nation’s broadband, funding for school infrastructure, and investments for HBCUs. (CNN, NY Times, CNBC, The Washington Post, AP News, Politico, NPR, The Atlantic)
- It’s the first week of school for districts across the country and reviews are mixed. Masks, distance learning vs. in-person learning, and Covid-19 vaccinations and testing are all issues with folks on both sides of the aisle, nationwide. (Politico, Washington Post, AP, EdWeek)
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- LAUSD (NBC LA, ABC 7, LA Times, LA Daily News, EdSource)
- Shelby County (Commercial Appeal, The Daily Memphian, Fox 13, WMC, WREG, Chalkbeat TN)
- Beaumont ISD (Beaumont Enterprise, KFDM, 12NewsNow)
