Daily Digest for February 17, 2021 Posted at 7:45 a.m. by Michael Olson |
Good morning,
Gov. Tim Walz will announce new guidance on reopening Minnesota’s secondary schools for in-person learning on Wednesday. The updated rules come days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released COVID-19 protocols for schools, and nearly two months after Walz put out an amended road map to get the state’s youngest learners back to in-person classes.
MPR News will carry Walz live at noon today as he outlines the plan and takes reporter questions.
Last week, Walz said he wanted all Minnesota students back in classrooms as soon as possible, but said he would not set a date requiring the return of in-person learning. [Read More]
Many Minnesota schools will continue to offer distance learning through fall of next school year.
At a CNN town hall on Tuesday evening, President Joe Biden said his goal is to open the majority of K-8 schools by the end of his first 100 days in office. Asked to clarify what he meant by "open," Biden said "I think many of them five days a week. The goal will be five days a week" in person.
He said he would focus on K-8 schools because they're the "easiest to open" due to the relatively low transmission rate of the coronavirus between children. [Read More]
Company agrees not to place guards at Minnesota voting sites A Tennessee company that had been advertising for security guards to monitor the 2020 election in Minnesota and then backed away from the idea must follow certain provisions in the future as part of a settlement agreement approved Tuesday in federal court.[Read More]
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