Education
How would your life change if your college loan debt was forgiven?
We asked listeners what would happen if their college loans were paid off.
School nurses are stretched thin after pulling double duty during the pandemic
After months of juggling added COVID-19 duties, vaccines could lighten the school nursing load and help them refocus on student needs.
Dirty schools, understaffing and inadequate supplies: CPS custodians speak out
“My section was filled with mice, roaches,” one custodian said. “No students should have to go through that.”
Friday is a day off school to get vaccinated. Why aren’t more CPS schools giving COVID-19 shots?
Other cities are offering shots at all schools. City officials say shots are plentiful across the city, especially at doctor’s offices.
Where kids can get the COVID-19 vaccine in the Chicago area
WBEZ has compiled a list of places to get children as young as five years old vaccinated.
Chicago kids are rolling up their sleeves for COVID-19 shots
Intrepid 5- to 11-year-olds are lining up for the first jabs. Check out WBEZ’s list of locations where children can get vaccinated.
CPS CEO Pedro Martinez discusses COVID-19 vaccines for kids
The schools chief also weighs in on declining enrollment, student mental health and his takeaways from his first month on the job.
Evanston canoe launch marks homecoming for Chicago’s Native American community
An indigenous canoe builder and artist at Northwestern led a year-long project to build a birchbark canoe and help preserve the Native American art form.
With winter on the way, thousands of Chicago Public Schools students are still without bus service
Some 2,300 of them are special education students. CPS expects all students with special needs to have service after winter break.