Chicago Public Schools is flush with federal COVID-19 relief cash but is spending little of it
A WBEZ analysis shows that 69% of the $536 million in federal COVID relief money CPS budgeted this year is unspent.
A WBEZ analysis shows that 69% of the $536 million in federal COVID relief money CPS budgeted this year is unspent.
Chicago Public Schools students are due back Aug. 22 for what would be the district’s earliest start in recent memory.
A boost in funds and flexibility in how food is prepared and packaged was a lifeline for kids coping with hunger. But these measures, passed in response to COVID-19, expire in June, with no extension.
Experts say focusing on re-socialization and the mental needs of students, staff and families will go a long way.
CPS says it’s giving low enrollment schools extra money and taking over $50 million in costs so principals can spend that money as they wish.
Masks are optional in Chicago Public Schools as of Monday. How are parents feeling about the change?
In March 2020, we asked experts in school disruptions what the long-range effects might be as COVID-19 closed schools. How did those predictions pan out?
Monday was the first day Chicago Public School students were allowed to go without a mask in more than a year.
Boosting ventilation and filtration not only lowers the risk of transmission, it’s also linked to higher test scores and better health. But making upgrades is more complex than it sounds.
With Illinois’ mask mandate in the past, how are colleges and universities responding to this phase of the pandemic?