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Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey in 2019.

CTU seeks mediation in CPS reopening talks, says most voters want remote learning to continue for now

November 9, 2020 at 4:40 p.m.

As second quarter began Monday, Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union had yet to agree on a plan for reopening schools, and the union has asked for an...

First-time local school council candidate Jo Etta Harris with her children, Bronson Harris Shaw, 6, left, and Ophelia Harris-Shaw, 9, at their Chicago home. She's running for a seat at Shoesmith Elementary in Kenwood.

School police votes put spotlight on Chicago’s Local School Councils. Why one parent is running for the first time in this month’s elections

November 6, 2020 at 1:40 p.m.

As mail-in ballots cast in the presidential election hold the nation's attention, Chicago Public Schools says it will count ballots postmarked by election day for its local school council races....

A man watches protesters Aug. 26, 2020 near the Chicago Public Schools headquarters as the Board of Education is expected to vote on its police in schools contract. Antonio Perez/baiduhai

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Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she can’t yet put a date on Chicago Public Schools’ reopening: ‘That’s still very much a work in progress’

November 5, 2020 at 7:20 p.m.

Thursday marked the final day of student attendance for the virtual fall quarter, and Chicago Public Schools has yet to publicly announce a date for a return to classrooms, beyond...

SEIU President Dian Palmer, second from left, and CTU President Jesse Sharkey, second from right, are among local labor leaders who say they are preparing to act to ensure a free and fair election. They're shown after the teachers strike ended last year.

Chicago labor unions say a general strike is an option if there are threats to a free and fair election Tuesday

November 2, 2020 at 4:30 p.m.

Chicago-area labor leaders are preparing to take nonviolent action, from a rally planned for Wednesday up to a general strike, in the event Tuesday's presidential election does not go smoothly....

Chicago Public Schools' office at 42 W. Madison St. on Sept. 21, 2020, in the Loop in Chicago.

Sexual misconduct cases in CPS are down since remote learning began, but more misbehavior has moved online

October 30, 2020 at 5:23 p.m.

Since remote learning began, both Chicago Public Schools offices that investigate sexual misconduct have received fewer complaints than usual, with online behavior accounting for a bigger share of the cases,...

Chicago Public Schools office at 42 West Madison Street Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, in the Loop in Chicago. (Erin Hooley/baiduhai)

Parents seek answers about masks, distancing, pods as CPS looks to reopen schools and plans for simultaneous teaching of kids who remain home

October 28, 2020 at 9:33 p.m.

What happens if a student takes off their mask in a pod? What if someone in their pod has a medical mask exemption? What are the health and safety protocols...

Rory Dominick pours juice for son Connor, 12, as son Cameron, 14, who is in a special education program at Riverside-Brookfield High School, works on his laptop at the family's Riverside home on Oct. 27, 2020. Dominick said she's thrilled her 14-year-old son was finally back in the classroom.

For special education families, an agonizing choice on returning to school: Risk COVID-19 exposure or accept ‘heartbreaking’ limits of remote learning

October 28, 2020 at 4:00 p.m.

When Katherine Buitron's son froze mid-sentence and collapsed on his Chromebook during a virtual class, some of his classmates were scared. Others seemed to think he just fell asleep, she...

Chicago Public Schools has reported 29 new COVID-19 cases tied to its schools in the past week.

CPS reports most weekly COVID-19 cases since pandemic began, but the numbers remain low. Can they stay that way if schools reopen next quarter?

October 26, 2020 at 5:39 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools on Monday reported the greatest number of COVID-19 cases tied to its more than 500 school buildings in any week since the pandemic closed them in March....

"We are disheartened that CTU continues to obstruct and mislead the public about the necessary planning measures needed to prepare for a potential return to safe in-person learning," a CPS spokeswoman said.

As CPS weighs reopening schools, it claims the teachers union ‘refuses to even discuss a return to in-person learning’

October 23, 2020 at 7:30 p.m.

The Chicago Teachers Union, which has raised serious concerns about plans to resume in-person classes next quarter, has filed a new unfair labor practice charge, accusing Chicago Public Schools of...

Chicago Public Schools is asking parents of preschoolers and some special education students to decide if they will send their children back to school sometime in the next academic quarter.

Decision day looms for some Chicago Public Schools parents: Remote learning or in-person classes?

October 23, 2020 at 3:45 p.m.

The first wave of Chicago Public Schools families whose children are eligible to return to schools have until next Wednesday to decide if they will. If they choose to continue...

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