Republicans expose ‘uncommon’ CDC, teachers’ union ties on COVID school reopening guidance in report

Republicans on the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis released a report Wednesday revealing an “uncommon” coordination between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and American Federation of Teachers (AFT) during the CDC’s crafting of its schools reopening guidance. official’s testimony claiming that the agency coordinated with teachers unions at an extraordinary level in crafting its schools reopening guidance, despite the agency’s earlier claims that such coordination was routine and nonpolitical.