Lamar Alexander

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Schools need to assess how this year’s disruption has affected our children and get student learning back on track. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

The question for governors, school districts, teachers and parents is not whether schools should reopen – but how. Any teacher can explain the risk of emotional, intellectual and social damage if a child misses a school year. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

As the @memphisnews reporter writes: “The first day of school in August 2019 would flunk 2020’s course on social distancing.” — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

A May 28 story in the @memphisnews about schools planning for the 2020-2021 school year included a bittersweet image — a young girl reaching her hand out to touch a teacher, who is standing in line to welcome students to the first day of school in 2019. — PolitiTweet.org

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Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

I’m chairing the Senate HELP Committee’s hearing on how elementary, middle and high school students can safely go back to school this fall. Watch live via @cspan. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

RT @GOPHELP: TUNE IN at 10:00AM ET for the Senate HELP Committee’s hearing on how elementary, middle and high school students can safely go… — PolitiTweet.org

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Perhaps a good first step to changing attitudes toward racial discrimination would be for each of us who are white to ask ourselves this question: How would I feel if police in my hometown repeatedly stopped me for being a white man or a white woman in the wrong place? https://t.co/wPmIj1cL7H — PolitiTweet.org

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The Great American Outdoors Act will cut in half our parks’ $12 billion deferred maintenance backlog and fully funds the #LWCF. #GreatOutdoors has the strong support of President @realDonaldTrump and over 800 sportsmen and conservation groups. It’s time to #RestoreOurParks. https://t.co/1kqkHlBePy — PolitiTweet.org

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Thank you to @GovBillLee and to all Tennesseans who continue to expand testing across our state. More testing is key to ensuring folks are safe as they go back to work, back to school and out to eat. When in doubt, get a test! — PolitiTweet.org

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In the @TimesFreePress “This legislation ensures we will enjoy our public lands for generations to come, sustaining local economies, and accelerating our recovery from the economic collapse caused by the pandemic.” #GreatOutdoors #RestoreOurParks https://t.co/2LR7LQXGnV — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @chiefsforchange: 1/2 Senate HELP Committee Chair @SenAlexander: “Today, I am joining Chiefs for Change to encourage all high school sen… — PolitiTweet.org

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In @knoxnews: “We must capitalize on this opportunity to put Tennesseans back to work, support our gateway communities and preserve the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for years to come.” #RestoreOurParks #GreatOutdoors https://t.co/JYZNKYILh3 — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

This week, the U.S. Senate will take up the Great American Outdoors Act that I've been working on for several years. It will be the most important piece of conservation legislation in the last half century. I hope the Senate passes it so it becomes law this year. #RestoreOurParks https://t.co/b85HmIdTUH — PolitiTweet.org

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I –along with other members of the Tennessee U.S. congressional delegation – urged President @realDonaldTrump to quickly approve @GovBillLee’s request for a major disaster for the counties impacted by severe storms, straight-line winds and flooding that occurred on May 3-4. https://t.co/WwQ7S4Dst0 — PolitiTweet.org

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Colleges and universities are microcities. College presidents and administrators can make them among the safest small communities in which to live and work during this next year. In doing so, they will help our country take its surest step toward normalcy. — PolitiTweet.org

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Two thirds of college students want to return to campus, according to an @Axios survey. At @LifeAtPurdue, tuition deposits by incoming freshmen broke last year’s record. — PolitiTweet.org

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Many American colleges—overall considered the best in the world—will be permanently damaged or even closed if they remain, in witness Christina Paxson’s words, “ghost towns.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Already, disruption of university research projects has erased much of the progress that was being made with the record levels of research funding Congress has provided over the past five years. — PolitiTweet.org

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We know that a single lost year of college can lead to a student not graduating from college and set back career goals. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

...curriculum, tuition, admission policies, health care plans for students, and compensation for faculty. They determine what their policies will be for student behavior and conduct, housing, safety, and a host of other things. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

The United States is home to 6,000 colleges and universities – arguably the best system of higher education in the world because institutions have maximum autonomy and minimum direction from Washington on everything from their... — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

A school can also contract directly with laboratories who conduct tests, review the @US_FDA list of authorized tests, or ask for help from a nearby large university or hospital that has created its own test. — PolitiTweet.org

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My recommendation: you want your school’s testing needs to be in your state plan. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Administrators ask: “Where will I find tests?” The answer is, consult your local health department and your governor. Each state submits a monthly plan to the federal government outlining testing supplies and needs. Admiral Giroir’s team then helps fill the gaps.” — PolitiTweet.org

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.@NIHDirector Dr. Francis Collins, who led the Human Genome Project, now leads a competitive “Shark Tank” enterprise at the National Institutes of Health to discover new ways to conduct tens of millions of additional accurate tests with quick results. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Fortunately, @HHS_ASH Brett Giroir says there will be 40-50 million tests available per month by September. That is 4-5 times today’s number—and today’s number is twice as many as any other country. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Widespread testing not only helps contain the disease; it builds confidence that the campus is safe. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

All roads back to college lead through testing. The availability of widespread testing will allow colleges to track and isolate students who have the virus or have been exposed to it, so the rest of the student body doesn’t have to be quarantined. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

I recently was on a phone call with about 90 presidents of TN’s 127 institutions of higher education, & almost all of them are planning to resume in-person classes in the fall, but they want governments to create liability protection against being sued if a student becomes sick. — PolitiTweet.org