In the first segment of WBEZ Education’s Schools Out series, we hear from a seventh grade teacher at Disney II Magnet School on Chicago’s North Side on how she’s trying to stay connected to her students. Then, it’s on to college journalists who are continuing to cover university news remotely.
Schools Out: Making Connections
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Spending plan excludes $175 million pension payment for non-teacher staff, as well as funding for upcoming teachers and principals union contracts.
The program won’t be available for the first day of school in August, CPS says, but some kids could catch buses at some point in the first quarter.
Next year’s spending plan includes saving $220 million through vacancies. The teacher’s union and some parents say it incentivizes the district to leave positions open.
The Northwestern employees were charged with obstructing police, months after the encampment came down. Now the cases have been dismissed.
Northwestern College and the American Academy of Art College shut down this month, leaving hundreds of students in the lurch.