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Teacher Daniel Michmerhuizen helps his sons Mateo, 6, and Mario, 11, both Chicago Public Schools students, with remote learning May 8, 2020, at home in Chicago. Michmerhuizen is a civics teacher at Benito Juarez Community Academy.

Teachers in face masks? Staggered attendance? Lunch in classrooms? How and when Chicago-area schools will reopen remains elusive, despite ‘Restore Illinois’ phase-in plan.

May 11, 2020 at 8:14 a.m.

When classrooms went virtual more than six months into the school year, Daniel Michmerhuizen leaned on the relationships he'd built with his students at Chicago's Benito Juarez Community Academy. If...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said on CNN on May 10, 2020, that the state will note reopen "unless we meet all of the standards I've set for doing so."

Illinois Gov. Pritzker on COVID-19 fight: ‘We’re going it alone, as the White House has left all the states to do’

May 10, 2020 at 6:02 p.m.

As Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker tries to meet goals for daily COVID-19 testing and contact tracing, he's not banking on any help from the federal government, he said Sunday on...

Despite Mayor Lightfoot's stated goal of reopening schools -- such as Lane Tech College Prep, shown here -- in the fall, it's not clear yet if that will happen.

Despite Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s ‘goal,’ it’s still unknown if CPS will reopen in the fall — but summer school will be remote

May 8, 2020 at 6:55 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools will continue remote learning for students taking classes over the summer, but district leaders have not yet determined what the fall will look like. The announcement about...

Ifeoma Nkemdi, seen in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood on Tuesday, is a CPS teacher who is suing the Chicago Teachers Union, saying that because she withdrew her union membership, she shouldn't have to keep having dues deducted from her paychecks.

Chicago teacher who crossed the picket line during the strike is now suing the teachers union over dues payments

May 7, 2020 at 6:39 a.m.

Since Ifeoma Nkemdi crossed the picket line and withdrew her membership from the Chicago Teachers Union during the October teachers strike, she's still been seeing $59.51 deducted from each paycheck...

Barack Obama video chats with Chicago Public Schools educators to thank them during Teacher Appreciation Week surprise

May 6, 2020 at 12:49 p.m.

Former President Barack Obama made video calls to three Chicago Public Schools teachers to offer his support during national Teacher Appreciation Week. Obama tweeted a video montage of the calls...

Justin Reyes administers a COVID-19 test to Maria Suarez outside Heartland Health Centers in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood on July 10, 2020.

Can a school grading system in which no one gets an F still be unfair? Yes, CPS critics say.

May 5, 2020 at 2:18 p.m.

A grading system designed to reward Chicago Public Schools students for their work while providing them flexibility during the coronavirus school shutdown is nonetheless getting called unfair. Under new CPS...

Natalie D'Ambrosio and her dog, Belle, pop out of the sunroof as she celebrates her decision to go to Indiana University's Kelley School of Business on senior Decision Day at Barrington High School on May 1, 2020.

Drive-thru graduation? How Illinois high school commencement ceremonies might look this spring amid COVID-19 pandemic

May 4, 2020 at 9:13 p.m.

Drive through, drive in or tune in to graduation ceremonies for the class of 2020. But expect no person-to-person transfer of diplomas, hugs or handshakes. The Illinois State Board of...

Before the coronavirus pandemic shut down schools, Lincoln Park High in Chicago was in the midst of turmoil after its principal and assistant principal were abruptly fired.

Months after scandals, misconduct probes and the firing of school leaders, Lincoln Park High gets a new principal

May 1, 2020 at 11:16 a.m.

Months after its former top administrators were abruptly fired — prompting student protests, investigations and a defamation lawsuit — Lincoln Park High School has a new principal. In a letter...

Andrew Luzwick, 17, plans to attend Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University in the fall.

It’s college decision day for high school seniors. But will families commit without assurances campuses will reopen in the fall?

May 1, 2020 at 6:30 a.m.

With Friday's long-awaited senior decision day fast approaching, Lori Filby sat across from her son Ian at the kitchen table in their Elk Grove Village home for a heart-to-heart talk...

Oprah Winfrey will give the address at CPS's virtual graduation ceremony.

Oprah Winfrey will give commencement address at Chicago Public Schools’ citywide virtual graduation ceremony

April 30, 2020 at 8:19 p.m.

None other than Oprah Winfrey has been named as the headliner at Chicago Public Schools' virtual commencement ceremony for high school seniors, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Thursday afternoon. "The times...

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