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Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey, from left, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Vice President Stacy Davis Gates appear at a news conference Saturday where the union introduced a new proposal for remote learning in Chicago Public Schools.

Chicago Public Schools would go remote Wednesday under new CTU proposal, but mayor rejects it: ‘We will not relent’

January 8, 2022 at 7:47 p.m.

The Chicago Teachers Union unveiled a new proposal Saturday that would have remote learning start Wednesday districtwide if school officials agree to a set of additional COVID-19 safety protocols. But...

Pedro Martinez, CEO of Chicago Public Schools, addresses the press about COVID-19 and CPS during a news conference at City Hall on Jan. 5, 2022, in Chicago.

Chicago Public Schools chief says Monday classes are canceled unless there’s a ‘breakthrough’ in COVID-19 talks with teachers union

January 7, 2022 at 6:29 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez said Friday that classes are canceled Monday "until we get to some breakthrough in the negotiations" with the Chicago Teachers Union over COVID-19 safety...

Los estudiantes y los padres salen de la primaria Darwin en Logan Square el 3 de enero de 2022, el primer día de regreso a la escuela después de las vacaciones de invierno para las Escuelas Públicas de Chicago. Dos días después, CPS se vio obligado a cancelar las clases cuando el sindicato de maestros votó a favor del regreso al aprendizaje remoto.

El jefe de las CPS dice que las clases se cancelan para el lunes a menos que haya un ‘avance’ en las conversaciones de COVID-19 con el sindicato de maestros

January 7, 2022 at 4:19 p.m.

El director ejecutivo de las Escuelas Públicas de Chicago (CPS), Pedro Martínez, dijo el viernes que las clases se cancelan el lunes "hasta que logremos algún avance en las negociaciones"...

Teacher Stuart Abram holds a sign in support of the Chicago Teachers Union before a CTU caravan Wednesday, the first day that classes were canceled amid the dispute over COVID-19 safety measures.

Chicago Public Schools cancels Friday classes amid ongoing teachers union standoff, record COVID-19 cases

January 7, 2022 at 7:08 a.m.

Chicago Public Schools has canceled Friday classes as an ongoing standoff with the teachers union spills into a third day of educational disruption. CPS CEO Pedro Martinez announced late Thursday...

Signs in support of the Chicago Teachers Union are handed out before a caravan from Union Park to City Hall on Jan. 5, 2022, in Chicago.

Chicago Public Schools cancels classes again for Thursday as deadlock with union continues; Trump, Biden press secretary each comment on impasse

January 5, 2022 at 8:31 p.m.

Classes are canceled in Chicago Public Schools on Thursday after district officials and the teachers union again failed to come to terms on COVID-19 safety measures. It will be the...

Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez, left, and the commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, Dr. Allison Arwady, give updates on COVID-19 in CPS Tuesday.

Pandemic-weary parents brace for another round of uncertainty in Chicago Public Schools: ‘I was a lot more patient at the beginning of COVID’

January 5, 2022 at 10:51 a.m.

This past fall, Cristina Sandoval's two children had a smooth transition back to school after a summer that felt more normal than the last. "Everything was fine," Sandoval said of...

Students leave Darwin Elementary in Logan Square on Monday, the first day back to school from winter break for Chicago Public Schools.

CPS classes canceled Wednesday after Chicago Teachers Union votes to refuse in-person schooling

January 5, 2022 at 9:02 a.m.

Classes are canceled in Chicago Public Schools Wednesday after the teachers union voted to refuse to show up for in-person work. Mayor Lori Lightfoot blasted the Chicago Teachers Union late...

Students arrive to Roberto Clemente Community Academy in Chicago Jan. 3, 2021, the first day after winter break. Chicago Public Schools students returned to in-person learning amid controversy over whether there should be a return to remote learning amid surging COVID-19 numbers.

CPS reopens amid another COVID-19 surge, but Chicago Teachers Union eyes vote on whether to refuse to work in-person if district doesn’t meet safety demands

January 3, 2022 at 6:23 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez said Monday he's "not going to give up" trying to reach an agreement with the Chicago Teachers Union that averts a districtwide move to...

School buses parked in a gated lot in 2020 after the coronavirus pandemic shut down schools in Chicago and across the country.

School bus companies got pandemic aid from CPS, along with PPP loans, but still laid off drivers: district watchdog

January 4, 2022 at 9:30 a.m.

After COVID-19 forced Chicago Public Schools to transition to remote learning in 2020, the district shelled out $28.5 million in "good-faith payments" to 14 bus companies, with the expectation they...

Los estudiantes llegan a la Academia Comunitaria Roberto Clemente en Chicago el lunes 3 de enero de 2022. Los estudiantes de las Escuelas Públicas de Chicago regresan al aprendizaje en persona en medio de la controversia en torno a las pruebas COVID de los estudiantes durante las vacaciones de vacaciones.

CPS reabre en medio de otro aumento de COVID-19, pero el Sindicato de Maestros de Chicago considera votar sobre si negarse a trabajar en persona si el distrito no cumple con las demandas de seguridad

January 3, 2022 at 10:23 a.m.

Se espera que los maestros de Chicago voten el martes sobre si desafiar las órdenes de las Escuelas Públicas de Chicago de regresar a las aulas en medio de un...

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