DCPS, Teachers’ Union Reach Agreement to Reopen Schools

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DCPS, Teachers’ Union Reach Agreement to Reopen Schools

District of Columbia Public Schools and the Washington Teachers' Union reached an agreement Thursday to return to classrooms possibly as soon as Feb. 1.

Source: The Washington Informer

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