Many families stick with homeschooling even as classrooms reopen
New data show homeschooling numbers this year dipped from last year’s all-time high, but are still significantly above pre-pandemic levels.
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Cash strapped schools are spending federal COVID-19 funds on textbooks and playgrounds
For underfunded Illinois districts, the $7.9 billion infusion means finally giving students essentials that wealthier areas take for granted.
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Chicago public schools brace for budget cuts as enrollment continues to decline
Parents and community members say the reduction in resources will hurt students already struggling with the effects of the pandemic.
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Student loan repayment pause extended through August
This is the sixth time the moratorium has been extended due to pandemic-related economic disruptions in the last two years.
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Chicago Innovators: Building community one tire change at a time
The new DIY GRRL collective will teach practical, how- to skills like changing tires on a car or bike.
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Curious City asks students how racial stereotypes affect their relationships
Some Lincoln Park High School students expressed shocking views about interracial dating in a video posted to social media in January.
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Chicago teens open up about race, stereotypes and dating
Five teens talk about whether stereotypes affect their relationships and how schools can help students from different backgrounds relate.
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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.
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CPS releases its calendar for the 2022-23 school year
Chicago Public Schools students are due back Aug. 22 for what would be the district’s earliest start in recent memory.
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Millions of children will miss healthy school meals when pandemic relief expires
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.
