National News: Are school districts going ‘soft’? Cold spell stirs debate

The extreme weather that shuttered schools across a swath of the northern United States this week spurred similar debates over when such calls are appropriate, and whether school districts today might be getting “soft,” as suggested by Kentucky’s governor. The debates also provoked conversations about the disruptions of school closures or delays on working families and poor students.
Associated Press, Jan. 31, 2019
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