Any Illinois School District Can Offer Full-Time Remote Learning. Few Are Doing It.
Only eight districts submitted a remote program to the state. “Why go backward and not have options for families?” one superintendent said.
Only eight districts submitted a remote program to the state. “Why go backward and not have options for families?” one superintendent said.
Students in Illinois will soon be able to take five mental health days off school.
In a wave of lawsuits, families are arguing that restrictions on mask mandates infringe on disability rights, forcing children to choose between their health and their education.
Starting in January, students will be allowed to use their five mental health days without needing to provide a doctor’s note for their absence.
Students at the Rogers Park school come from more than 50 countries. Author Elly Fishman says the stories she heard there are “in my marrow now.”
A decline in routine vaccines for kids due to the pandemic could leave them vulnerable to preventable infectious diseases as they head back to school.
Kids are back in schools, but teachers and staff have until Oct. 15 to be vaccinated.
The government changed how it funds Chicago’s Head Start programs, leaving some early childhood centers forced to close or lay off staff.
With the return of their Chicago Public Schools students, teachers are focusing on making up for the drawbacks of virtual learning.
Nearly all of CPS’ 340,000 students were due back in-person for the first time since March 2020 as questions circulate about the district’s readiness.