What it’s like to be a first-time teacher in a classroom that ‘didn’t have anything’
Illinois has managed to stay ahead of a national teacher shortage, but a closer look as schools restart reveals a lot of churn and burnout.
Susie An
Reporter, Education
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Survivor’s guilt and anxiety abound in the wake of mass shootings
Experts say recovering from gun violence can be long and slow. Strong support is vital, but often isn’t as available where shootings are more common.
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Kids Ask: Who made the universe?
WBEZ is exploring the challenging questions young children ask. Today, a six-year-old wants to know how it all began.
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Illinois teens want to hold schools accountable for taking on the teen mental health crisis
A group of teens says it’s not enough to just talk about the rise in mental health issues during the pandemic. They say schools must do better.
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A funny thing happened on the way to graduation for these Chicago Public Schools students
WBEZ asked three Chicago Public Schools graduates to look back on their time in school through comedy.
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A 5-year-old asks: Why doesn’t everyone think like me?
WBEZ is digging into the tough questions young kids ask. Today, we explore a question asked to a mom who was once the mayor’s press secretary.
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How I’m helping my fifth graders cope with the Texas school massacre
‘Would that happen here?” one student asked. “You are in a building of adults who will do whatever it takes to keep you safe,” I told them.
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Meet the suburban students helping restore Illinois’ prairie
Some teens at Waubonsie Valley High are so into the project that teachers have to prod them to leave the prairie and go to their other classes.
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A mother looks to the friends of her slain child for a dose of healing and hugs
“It’s like my soul left my body,” said Chanell Holliday during a visit with classmates of her son. He was fatally shot on Saturday near The Bean.
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Illinois’ strong anti-bullying law was ignored at Latin School, according to parents of teen who took his life
The parents say the boy was relentlessly bullied but Latin didn’t inform them or investigate, as required by law. Latin strongly denies wrongdoing.
