Goalposts moved?
NBC’s Hoda Kotb appeared to totally give up on getting kids back in school right now and instead asked Education Secretary Miguel Cardona if kids will be back 100% in-person in the fall.
To his credit, Cardona did say they’re still attempting to salvage the school year
In the fall, do you expect that 100% of schools will be open for in-person learning? –@hodakotb
I do. -Education Secretary Miguel Cardona pic.twitter.com/kl3uUMWN5w
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) March 24, 2021
But this still isn’t good enough. Just look at Florida and other states where all the schools are already safely open:
.@hodakotb: How many schools are you hoping will be open fully before the end of the school year?
Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona: As many as possible.
Watch the full @TODAYshow interview: https://t.co/sSCZEBQk3R https://t.co/jiNqj9L5HS
— NBC News PR (@NBCNewsPR) March 24, 2021
He also doesn’t think the Biden administration needs to make vaccines for teachers “mandatory”:
“I don’t think it should be mandatory.” -Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on whether teachers should be required to be vaccinated before returning to the classroom pic.twitter.com/ud7Km20dpd
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) March 24, 2021
Full interview here:
“We want to make sure all schools are reopening safely.”
Watch @hodakotb’s full interview with Education Secretary Miguel Cardona (@SecCardona) on today’s summit focused on getting kids back into classrooms, and when he thinks all schools will reopen for in-person learning. pic.twitter.com/6VGdaE9FW5
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) March 24, 2021
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