Traveling Home For The Holidays? Stay There, Illinois Colleges Say
After Thanksgiving break, most local colleges and universities plan to move all remaining classes online to help keep the virus at bay.
Education
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Chicago Public Schools To Resume Some In-Person Classes In January
Preschoolers and special education students would start Jan. 11, and elementary school kids would head back to class part-time starting Feb. 1.
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Lessons From Europe, Where Cases Are Rising But Schools Are Open
Amid a new wave of coronavirus restrictions, France, the U.K., Germany and Italy are keeping schools open. The U.S. has taken a different approach.
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COVID-19 Cases Are Climbing In The Chicago Area, But Some Schools Won’t Go Remote
As COVID-19 cases rise, schools are weighing the risk of in-person learning versus what is lost when students learn remotely.
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What It’s Been Like To Help My Bouncy 4-Year-Old Through Remote Learning
A WBEZ reporter (and mom) shares her family’s story — along with advice from an expert teacher — on trying to make e-learning work.
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Two Views On Remote Learning
We hear from two high school juniors more than months into remote learning — one who prefers e-learning and another who has had enough.
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Feds Hit An Illinois Charter School Chain With A Big Fine After A Corruption Investigation
The $4.5 million settlement comes more than six years after agents raided the suburban offices of Concept Schools Inc.
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CPS Says Building Air Quality Is Safe As Debate Continues Over Reopening Schools
Chicago Public Schools says more than 90% of schools meet air quality and ventilation standards. The teachers union opposes reopening.
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In Defiance Of Gov. Pritzker, High School Basketball In Illinois Gets The Green Light
Despite the governor’s health guidance, the Illinois High School Association will allow basketball games starting Nov. 30.
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Amid Outcry From Parents And Teachers, Chicago Public Schools Officials Insist They Can Safely Reopen
Chicago school officials want to resume in-person learning for preschoolers and some special needs students as early as next month.
