Sarah Karp
Stories by Sarah Karp
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Chicago Teachers Hold Walkout To Ramp Up Pressure For A High School Reopening Deal
Teachers were due at schools to prepare for students to return on Monday. But the union reports progress on key issues at the bargaining table.
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Chicago Teachers Union Calls On CPS To Delay Reopening Of High Schools
As parents and students prepare to return to classrooms on April 19, the union is raising the alarm about rising COVID-19 cases.
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Thousands Of CPS Students Return To Classrooms In April. Will Schools Have Enough Staff?
So far, the school district has only confirmed that about 20% of the 6,600 staff on leave or working remotely will be back in person when attendance doubles next month.
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Twice As Many CPS Students Have Signed Up To Return To Classrooms
Nearly 44% of Chicago Public Schools students say they plan to return in mid-April, including high schoolers for the first time.
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Chicago Says Clinic Hired To Vaccinate Chicago Public Schools Staff Gave Thousands To Others
Chicago cut off vaccine supply to Innovative Express Care after it says the clinic misallocated 6,000 doses.
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Only A Fraction Of CPS Students Are Returning For In-Person Class
Over a month period, 24% of students eligible to return came to their school at least one day. CPS says attendance is improving over time.
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Tech Snafus, Muffled Voices And Joy: Inside A Hybrid Classroom In Chicago
Olga Contreras started a mix of in-person and remote teaching this month, focusing on moving students forward in a year full of disruptions.
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Top Chicago Charter School Network Admits A Racist Past
The Noble charter school network is one of many charters nationally backing away from punitive discipline policies aimed at students of color.
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Tutoring Study Points To Potential Answer For Reversing Pandemic Learning Loss
A University of Chicago study is offering hope that high school students struggling before and after the pandemic can start to catch up.
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Muerte, pérdida de empleo y aprendizaje remoto: El saldo de la pandemia en una familia de Chicago
La comunidad latina en La Villita ha sido fuertemente impactada por el covid-19. Para la familia de Candelaria Lucero los efectos del virus han sido vastos.
