American Federation of Teachers (AFT) president Randi Weingarten is facing criticism from parents and Republicans over a speech she gave in favor of fully reopening schools this fall. Weingarten, and teachers' unions generally, opposed returning to in-person learning for much of the pandemic. Weingarten's late rebranding as a proponent of reopening schools prompted a fresh round of criticism. APT has been pursuing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the big teachers' union in an attempt to gain access to internal communications between the union and the CDC. On Wednesday, top Republicans on the House Judiciary and Oversight Committees called for an investigation into the CDC after emails revealed that a teachers union was involved in lobbying the government agency regarding school reopening.

Source: Fox News May 14, 2021 18:45 UTC