The new initiative comes as the White House faces mounting criticism over long lines and supply shortages for testing and after the nation's third-largest public school system, in Chicago, closed for days.
“We have been very clear, publicly and privately, that we want to see schools open," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday. She cited the massive amount of funding for schools as evidence of the administration ensuring "we were prepared and had resources needed to address whatever may come up inThe new crop of tests is enough to cover only a small fraction of the more than 50 million students and educators in the nation's schools.
The administration also is working to target other federally backed testing sites to support school testing programs, including locating Federal Emergency Management Agency sites at schools., in which schools use rapid tests to keep close contacts of those who test positive in the classroom.Our goal is to create a safe and engaging place for users to connect over interests and passions.
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