American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten shared and agreed with a report that U.S. public schools are in poor conditions, despite her union having a had in extended pandemic-related school closures. US public schools get a D+ for poor conditions, and experts say problems are getting worse. Here's what kids are facing," Weingarten wrote, with a link to a CNN report. The report highlighted underfunding, unsanitary conditions in schools and failing infrastructure. For schools with largely minority populations, students fell six months behind in math and five to six months behind in reading.

Source: CNN September 19, 2022 22:28 UTC