How Chicago’s students feel about the battle around in-person, remote learning
Chicago Public School classes resume Wednesday after five days of no instruction. Do the students want to return?
Chicago Public School classes resume Wednesday after five days of no instruction. Do the students want to return?
Chicago Public School classes resume Wednesday after five days of no instruction. Do the students want to return?
Chicago Public School classes resume Wednesday after five days of no instruction. Do the students want to return?
Teachers return on Tuesday. This ends a bitter feud between the mayor and the union that left children idle since last Wednesday.
No classes on Monday. The CTU wants all students to be eligible for COVID-19 testing unless they opt out. The mayor wants families to opt in.
The mayor responded immediately: “Students need to be back in person as soon as possible,” the mayor said in a statement. “We will not relent.“
Schools are just starting to get regular access to testing; teachers are still paying out of pocket for masks and air purifiers; and qualified substitutes and bus drivers can be hard to find.
What students are learning about the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 may depend on where they live.
CPS says academic and other supports will be available for students in schools starting Friday, but they need staff to make it work.
The mayor told WBEZ that the union’s temporary push for remote learning is arbitrary and unreliable. Union leaders say it’s not safe to return.