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A student gets her temperature checked as she arrives for the first day of classes at Southside Occupational High School in Chicago on Jan. 11, 2021.

‘If not now, when?’ CPS leader says data show Chicago schools can reopen safely. Can they?

January 30, 2021 at 7:01 p.m.

On the radio, at news conferences and in remarks to the Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson has belabored two points in recent days: Numerous studies...

No deal on CPS schools reopening, but Mayor Lori Lightfoot insists in-person classes will resume Monday; CTU claims district put safety ‘dead last’

January 29, 2021 at 11:13 p.m.

Announcing late Friday that the city still has no deal to reopen Chicago Public Schools next week, an exasperated Mayor Lori Lightfoot accused the teachers union of failing the city's...

Blaming teachers union, CPS cancels Friday in-person classes as it races to reach a deal with CTU before students are due back Monday

January 29, 2021 at 7:20 a.m.

Chicago Public Schools is continuing with remote learning on Friday, as pressure mounts to make a deal with the Chicago Teachers Union so that elementary schools can open Monday and...

An empty classroom is pictured on the first day of in-person learning at Dawes Elementary School in Chicago on Jan. 11, 2021.

10,000 CPS students who chose in-person classes later opted out; racial disparities seen in attendance rates

January 28, 2021 at 5:09 p.m.

Not only did white students choose in-person learning at the highest rates, those who did were more likely than their Black, Latino and Asian peers to show up to schools...

Signs at Ellington Elementary School in Chicago remind students about COVID-19 protocols.

CPS calls off in-person classes again Thursday as only 14% of teachers report to schools; Board of Ed president says another strike ‘would be devastating’

January 28, 2021 at 8:48 a.m.

In-person classes in Chicago Public Schools are canceled again Thursday as the district tries to hammer out a deal with the teachers union to avoid a strike by employees who...

With Chicago teachers on the brink of a second strike in 15 months, weary parents plea for a resolution: ‘Put yourselves in CPS families’ shoes’

January 27, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.

With prospects escalating of a second Chicago teachers strike in less than two years, parents across the city were left bewildered at how tensions between the school district and teachers...

Chicago Teachers Union members and supporters gather outside Jungman Elementary School in the Pilsen neighborhood Jan. 18, 2021, for a news conference and march.

CPS halts in-person learning for students already back as teachers strike looms; district still aims to open elementary schools Monday

January 26, 2021 at 8:10 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools will halt in-person classes Wednesday as the city makes a last push to reach a deal with its teachers union to reopen schools for elementary students on...

A playground at Jonathan Burr Elementary School stands empty Jan. 25, 2021, as Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union continue to disagree over a reopening plan.

President Biden, asked about Chicago schools’ reopening plan, says buildings need to be ‘safe and secure for everyone’

January 25, 2021 at 7:27 p.m.

Reopening safely means reopening later, Chicago Teachers Union leaders and members said at a virtual news conference Monday amid their push to continue working remotely. "The pandemic is temporary; death...

A pre-K student washes his hands as instructor Esme Velasco helps him out on the first day of in-person learning at Dawes Elementary School in Chicago on Jan. 11.

One in 5 eligible CPS students attended in-person classes the first week schools reopened

January 22, 2021 at 9:45 p.m.

Half of the students who chose in-person learning did not show up each day last week, on average, according to data released Friday by Chicago Public Schools. And fewer than...

A CPS teacher at a pro-union gathering outside Jungman Elementary School in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood. The Chicago Teachers Union estimates that about 10,000 educators have been told they need to report to work Monday to prepare for the return of elementary students on Feb. 1.

Would a Chicago teachers action to stay remote be an ‘illegal strike?’ What you need to know about the fight over reopening CPS schools

January 25, 2021 at 10:41 a.m.

Since Chicago Public Schools started requiring staff members to report in person — despite no agreement with the Chicago Teachers Union on reopening — each side has pushed a different...

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