During his first news conference, President Biden said Thursday that his administration is on track to keep a promise he made to the nation’s …
During his first news conference, President Biden said Thursday that his administration is on track to keep a promise he made to the nation’s parents and caregivers: to reopen the majority of elementary and middle schools for full-time, in-person learning within his first 100 days in office. Newly released federal data suggest the president may indeed be on track — but that reopening the nation’s schools doesn’t mean all students will quickly return to classrooms. Here’s a look at the numbers from a nationally representative sample of roughly 7,000 schools: With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revising its reopening guidance — reducing its student distancing recommendations from 6 feet down to 3 — it is possible that both numbers rise in the next month, helping Biden reach his goal.
