Chicago Public Schools cancels classes for fourth consecutive day
2 years, 11 months ago

Chicago Public Schools cancels classes for fourth consecutive day

CNN  

CNN — Classes in Chicago will be canceled again Monday, making it the fourth consecutive day students have been out of school as the standoff between the Chicago Teachers Union and City officials drags on amid a Covid-19 surge. We will continue to negotiate through the night and will provide an update if we have made substantial progress.” The decision comes as CPS, the third largest school district in the country, canceled classes for more than 340,000 students Wednesday through Friday last week after the CTU voted Tuesday night to refuse to show up for in-person work, citing concerns over Covid-19 safety. CTU proposed resuming in-person instruction on Tuesday, January 18, “unless or the State of Illinois determine that public health conditions are not safe for in-person school at the time.” Shortly after the union’s proposal was announced, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and CPS CEO Pedro Martinez issued their own joint statement, saying CTU leaders were “not listening.” “The best, safest place for kids to be is in school. “I want to make sure my daughters and my elderly grandparents are safe as well.” City officials have continued to reiterate that schools are safe with the mitigation measures the district has put in place. “What we’ve seen over and over again is that with the appropriate protocols in place, schools are not major sources of transmission of Covid,” Chicago Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady told CNN this week.

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Some schools hit hard by virus make few changes for new year
2 years, 4 months ago

Some schools hit hard by virus make few changes for new year

Associated Press  

As a new school year approaches, COVID-19 infections are again on the rise, fueled by highly transmissible variants, filling families with dread. “We don’t anticipate significant changes to our plan; we don’t anticipate significant disruptions,” said Charles Herndon, a Baltimore County Public Schools spokesperson. “We firmly believe that with the protocols we have in place that we’re going to be …

State schools need our urgent attention
2 years, 9 months ago

State schools need our urgent attention

Hindustan Times  

Close to four million students shifted to State-run schools in 2020-21, according to the Union ministry of education’s Unified District Information System for Education report. The report shows that the bulk of the drop in the enrolment from pre-primary to Class 12 was found in the early classes and that nearly 75% of schools did not have internet facilities and …

Chicago Public Schools drop mask requirement in classrooms
2 years, 9 months ago

Chicago Public Schools drop mask requirement in classrooms

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Chicago Public Schools will stop requiring face masks for staff and students in the nation’s third-largest school district starting March 14, officials announced Monday. “CPS was one of the first to require universal masking in schools, and we would not be moving to a mask-optional model unless the data and our public health experts indicated that it is …

Chicago union leaders OK plan to resume in-person class
2 years, 11 months ago

Chicago union leaders OK plan to resume in-person class

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Students are poised to return to Chicago Public Schools after leaders of the teachers union approved a plan with the nation’s third-largest district late Monday over COVID-19 safety protocols, ending a bitter standoff that canceled classes for five days. Earlier Monday, Union President Jesse Sharkey said the union and district remained “apart on a number of key features, …

Chicago union leaders OK plan to resume in-person classes
2 years, 11 months ago

Chicago union leaders OK plan to resume in-person classes

LA Times  

Members of the Chicago Teachers Union and their supporters stage a car caravan protest outside City Hall last week. Chicago schools are poised to resume classes this week after leaders of the Chicago Teachers Union approved a plan with the district late Monday over remote learning and other COVID-19 safety protocols. “No one wins when students are out.” The Chicago …

In-person classes in Chicago are set to resume Wednesday with a deal on COVID-safety
2 years, 11 months ago

In-person classes in Chicago are set to resume Wednesday with a deal on COVID-safety

NPR  

In-person classes in Chicago are set to resume Wednesday with a deal on COVID-safety Enlarge this image toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Scott Olson/Getty Images Students are expected to be back in classrooms on Wednesday in Chicago after five days of canceled classes due to a bitter dispute between the teachers union and city officials. The two groups spent days …

Chicago schools: Public school students will return to classroom Wednesday after teachers union suspends work action, mayor says
2 years, 11 months ago

Chicago schools: Public school students will return to classroom Wednesday after teachers union suspends work action, mayor says

CNN  

CNN — Chicago teachers will be back in school Tuesday and students are scheduled to return to in-person learning on Wednesday after the Chicago Teachers Union house of delegates voted to end the teachers’ work action over Covid-19 mitigation measures, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said at a Monday night news conference. Earlier, the union representing public school teachers had tweeted: “The …

Chicago mayor, teachers still at odds over COVID protocols
2 years, 11 months ago

Chicago mayor, teachers still at odds over COVID protocols

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Negotiations resumed Saturday to resolve a standoff between Chicago school officials and the city’s teachers union over COVID-19 precautions that canceled three days of classes, but the public war-of-words between union leaders and Chicago’s mayor showed little sign of easing. We will not relent.” The blunt response came less than an hour after leaders of the Chicago Teachers …

Chicago Cancels School For 3rd Day As City Fights Teachers Union Over COVID Protocols
2 years, 11 months ago

Chicago Cancels School For 3rd Day As City Fights Teachers Union Over COVID Protocols

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING CHICAGO — Leaders of the nation’s third-largest school district canceled classes for a third consecutive day as heated negotiations continued with the Chicago Teachers Union over remote learning and other COVID-19 safety measures. Chicago school leaders canceled classes in the nation’s third-largest school district for the second straight day after failing to reach an agreement with the …

Negotiations between city and Chicago teachers union to continue into weekend
2 years, 11 months ago

Negotiations between city and Chicago teachers union to continue into weekend

CNN  

Chicago CNN — Bargaining sessions between city officials and the teachers union on a return to the classroom remain productive but must wrap up this weekend, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot told CNN Friday night. “CPS is committed to working toward an agreement with the Chicago Teachers Union throughout the weekend, and we are dedicated to working day and night so …

No deal, no school: Chicago cancels classes for a 2nd day
2 years, 11 months ago

No deal, no school: Chicago cancels classes for a 2nd day

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Chicago school leaders canceled classes for a second straight day after failing to reach an agreement Wednesday with the teachers union over remote learning and other COVID-19 safety protocols in the nation’s third-largest school district. White House press secretary Jen Psaki, echoing President Joe Biden a day earlier, said Wednesday that the country is better equipped now to …

Chicago principals say they were blindsided by announcement some schools might offer in-person learning Friday
2 years, 11 months ago

Chicago principals say they were blindsided by announcement some schools might offer in-person learning Friday

CNN  

Chicago CNN — As school district officials and the teachers union continue to negotiate a return to classrooms, Chicago Public Schools announced Thursday that while most schools will be closed again Friday, a few will have in-person learning and activities. The Chicago Public Schools said that one out of 10 teachers had shown up to schools “ready to work” on …

Chicago cancels classes after union backs remote learning
2 years, 11 months ago

Chicago cancels classes after union backs remote learning

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Leaders of Chicago Public Schools canceled classes Wednesday after the teachers union voted to switch to remote learning due to the surge in COVID-19 cases, the latest development in an escalating battle over pandemic safety protocols in the nation’s third-largest school district. The Chicago Teachers Union’s action, approved by 73% of members, called for remote instruction until “cases …

Chicago students to miss a second day of classes as teachers remain at home
2 years, 11 months ago

Chicago students to miss a second day of classes as teachers remain at home

CNN  

Chicago CNN — With still no agreement between school system administrators and teachers, some 340,000 students will miss class again Thursday, the Chicago Public Schools CEO said. “We still believe that the right approach is not a district-wide hammer that does a brush across the entire school system calling the schools unsafe which there’s no evidence to show that.” One …

COVID-19 disruptions loom over start of Chicago schools
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19 disruptions loom over start of Chicago schools

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Public school students in Chicago returned to classes Monday after winter break, but the latest COVID-19 surge has escalated a fight between the district and teachers union over safety protocols that could disrupt classes in the nation’s third-largest district later this week. But the Chicago Teachers Union has been critical of the district’s safety measures and planned votes …

US education chief warns of ‘bumps in the road’ as schools reopen amid Covid surge
2 years, 11 months ago

US education chief warns of ‘bumps in the road’ as schools reopen amid Covid surge

CNN  

Washington, DC CNN — There will be “bumps in the road” as schools attempt to reopen in the new year amid a record surge in Covid-19 cases, US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Sunday. Cardona, speaking on Fox News Sunday, said the Biden administration goal remains that all schools open for in-person learning full-time. “Our expectation is for schools to …

Nation’s largest school district welcomes New York students back to in-person learning
3 years, 3 months ago

Nation’s largest school district welcomes New York students back to in-person learning

CNN  

New York CNN — Students in New York City’s public schools – the nation’s largest school district – were welcomed back to the classroom Monday for full-time, in-person learning, joining school districts across the country confronting a new academic year amid Covid-19. “It’s so good to see all our kids coming back to school in person, where they can learn …

New York Education Department offers reopening guidance
3 years, 4 months ago

New York Education Department offers reopening guidance

Associated Press  

BUFFALO, N.Y. — New York education officials on Thursday released a COVID-19 reopening guide for school districts that were caught off guard when the state’s health commissioner said he would not issue safety recommendations. “Our hope is that this guide, coupled with the input of local health officials will help the state’s education community as they prepare for September.” Numerous …

Survey: Even as schools reopen, many students learn remotely
3 years, 8 months ago

Survey: Even as schools reopen, many students learn remotely

Associated Press  

Large numbers of students are not returning to the classroom even as more schools reopen for full-time, in-person learning, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Biden administration. Nearly 46% of public schools offered five days a week of in-person learning to all students in February, according to the survey, but just 34% of students were learning full time …

New York City high schools are reopening for in-person learning on Monday
3 years, 9 months ago

New York City high schools are reopening for in-person learning on Monday

CNN  

CNN — New York City is set to reopen its public high schools on Monday, welcoming some students back to in-person learning about a year after schools first closed because of Covid-19. Approximately half of the city’s high schools will be able to provide in-person learning 5 days a week to all or most of their students, New York’s new …

New California law aims to put kids in class. Will it work?
3 years, 9 months ago

New California law aims to put kids in class. Will it work?

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s public schools can tap into $6.6 billion in a plan Gov. Chicago and New York City, the nation’s largest school district, have now reopened classrooms to elementary school students, but neither city has a plan for high school students. OpenSchoolsCA, a parents’ group that has advocated for in-person schooling, called the legislation “another failed attempt” at …

Chicago Public Schools reopen for grades kindergarten through 5
3 years, 9 months ago

Chicago Public Schools reopen for grades kindergarten through 5

CNN  

CNN — Chicago public school students in grades kindergarten through 5 who chose in-person learning were able to return to classrooms Monday. “This morning I was lucky enough – once again – to experience firsthand the infectious excitement of our young people on their first day in class,” Lightfoot said. “Driving here this morning, I saw young kids skipping ahead …

Union approves deal with Chicago schools to return to class
3 years, 10 months ago

Union approves deal with Chicago schools to return to class

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — The Chicago Teachers Union has approved a deal with the nation’s third-largest school district to get students back to class during the coronavirus pandemic, union officials announced early Wednesday. Despite the approval, the union characterized it as the “absolute limit to which CPS was willing to go at the bargaining table to guarantee a minimum number of guardrails …

Union approves deal with Chicago schools to return to class
3 years, 10 months ago

Union approves deal with Chicago schools to return to class

LA Times  

The Chicago Teachers Union has approved a deal with the nation’s third-largest school district to get students back to class during the coronavirus pandemic, union officials announced early Wednesday. “The fact that CPS could not delay reopening a few short weeks to ramp up vaccinations and preparations in schools is a disgrace.” But in a statement, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and …

Chicago Teachers Union OKs Deal To Return To Class, With Vaccines Promised
3 years, 10 months ago

Chicago Teachers Union OKs Deal To Return To Class, With Vaccines Promised

NPR  

Chicago Teachers Union OKs Deal To Return To Class, With Vaccines Promised Enlarge this image toggle caption Max Herman/NurPhoto via Getty Images Max Herman/NurPhoto via Getty Images Updated at 10:20 a.m. The agreement calls for Chicago Public Schools to provide "at least 1,500 first vaccine doses per week" to employees, with second doses guaranteed. The city's board of education had …

Chicago teachers affirm COVID safety deal for school return
3 years, 10 months ago

Chicago teachers affirm COVID safety deal for school return

Al Jazeera  

The debate over how to safely reopen Chicago schools is echoed around the US, with new CDC guidelines expected. Chicago teachers voted in favour of approving a tentative COVID-19 safety plan to allow the third-largest US public school system to gradually resume in-person classes as soon as Thursday for students who have been out of school buildings for almost a …

Chicago public school teachers back tentative deal to return to in-person learning, union says
3 years, 10 months ago

Chicago public school teachers back tentative deal to return to in-person learning, union says

CNN  

CNN — Members of the Chicago Teachers Union have voted to return to in-person learning, according to a news release from the union. “We will protect ourselves by using the school Safety Committees created under this agreement to organize and see that CPS meets safety standards and mitigation protocols.” While both sides agreed that they wanted to be back in …

Atlanta Public Schools considers mandatory summer school targeting students furthest behind from coronavirus
3 years, 10 months ago

Atlanta Public Schools considers mandatory summer school targeting students furthest behind from coronavirus

CNN  

CNN — Atlanta Public Schools is considering mandatory summer school aimed at helping students who suffered setbacks in their learning during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a top district official. “And that represents a very specific population.” That population includes vulnerable students from an educational and socio-economic perspective among the 51,000 students across 87 schools and five programs in the …

Chicago mayor cites `tentative agreement' to reopen schools
3 years, 10 months ago

Chicago mayor cites `tentative agreement' to reopen schools

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said …

Chicago mayor demands teachers return, union offers proposal
3 years, 10 months ago

Chicago mayor demands teachers return, union offers proposal

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Thursday that the city was reviewing the teachers’ union latest proposal on COVID-19 safety protocols to return to classrooms, a development hours after her demand for a deal by the end of the day. Lightfoot had accused the Chicago Teachers Union of refusing to give her office and school district officials a straight …

Chicago mayor demands, again, that teachers return to class
3 years, 10 months ago

Chicago mayor demands, again, that teachers return to class

The Independent  

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Schools can reopen before teachers are vaccinated, CDC chief says
3 years, 10 months ago

Schools can reopen before teachers are vaccinated, CDC chief says

LA Times  

Kindergarten teacher Bridget Vorland prepares her classroom at Alta Vista Elementary School, where students in grades K through 2 were able to return this week under a waiver. The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that schools can safely reopen even if teachers are not vaccinated against COVID-19. “Vaccination of teachers is not a …

Chicago schools extend talks with union over in-person class
3 years, 10 months ago

Chicago schools extend talks with union over in-person class

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Chicago Public Schools leaders extended remote learning Monday for two more days and called for a “cooling-off period” in negotiations with the teachers’ union, citing progress but not a full agreement on COVID-19 safety plans for returning to schools. Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson said in a joint statement that teachers would not …

Don't Call It A Comeback: School Districts That Never Opened Are Having Trouble Now
3 years, 10 months ago

Don't Call It A Comeback: School Districts That Never Opened Are Having Trouble Now

NPR  

Don't Call It A Comeback: School Districts That Never Opened Are Having Trouble Now Enlarge this image toggle caption Max Herman/NurPhoto via Getty Images Max Herman/NurPhoto via Getty Images Diana Muhammad, who teaches PE and dance in Chicago Public Schools, was "unsure," "uncertain" and "reluctant" about her district's plan for in-person classes starting Monday. Noting this disparate impact, and the …

Chicago teachers vote to teach from home, defying district
3 years, 11 months ago

Chicago teachers vote to teach from home, defying district

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — The Chicago Teachers Union said Sunday that its members voted to defy an order to return to the classroom over concerns about COVID-19, setting up a showdown with district officials who have said that refusing to return when ordered would amount to an illegal strike. Chicago Public Schools, which is the nation’s third-largest district, wanted roughly 10,000 kindergarten …

Chicago push to reopen city schools becomes more contentious
3 years, 11 months ago

Chicago push to reopen city schools becomes more contentious

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Only half of Chicago Public Schools teachers expected in schools ahead of preschool students’ anticipated return next week showed up, district officials said Tuesday in an increasingly contentious battle over classroom learning during the coronavirus pandemic. The nation’s third-largest district plans a gradual return to in-person classes starting this month after going remote last March, which the Chicago …

Government schools: Disaster waiting to reopen with Covid around
4 years ago

Government schools: Disaster waiting to reopen with Covid around

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The debate raging in Telangana and across the country over for over a month now on the decision to reopen schools further exposes the schism between those with privilege and those without, universal right to primary education notwithstanding. While authorities are deliberating on guidelines for schools to reopen physically, most parents seem reluctant to send their wards to school, …

Dangerous COVID-19 surge leads to hard shutdown of L.A. public schools
4 years ago

Dangerous COVID-19 surge leads to hard shutdown of L.A. public schools

LA Times  

Prospects for reopening campuses this school year dimmed Monday for hundreds of thousands of Los Angeles students with the hard shutdown of all in-person tutoring and special services amid a dangerous coronavirus surge — and officials declining to estimate when children could return to classrooms. The L.A. teachers union called Beutner’s decision “the right step.” “Educators wanted to be closer …

New York City Public Schools Will Begin to Reopen With Weekly Covid-19 Testing
4 years ago

New York City Public Schools Will Begin to Reopen With Weekly Covid-19 Testing

News 18  

New York City’s public schools will begin to reopen for in-person learning on December 7, starting with elementary schools, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Sunday. The schools, which make up the country’s largest school system, were closed less than two weeks ago after the citywide rate of coronavirus tests coming back positive exceeded a 3% benchmark agreed to by …

New York City Schools Will Reopen With New COVID-19 Testing Protocol
4 years ago

New York City Schools Will Reopen With New COVID-19 Testing Protocol

NPR  

New York City Schools Will Reopen With New COVID-19 Testing Protocol Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrew Burton/Getty Images Andrew Burton/Getty Images Just 10 days after closing New York City's schools because of rising coronavirus cases, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Sunday that the nation's largest school district will begin a phased reopening next week. Sponsor Message Previously, the city …

With COVID-19 surging, schools suspend in-person education
4 years, 1 month ago

With COVID-19 surging, schools suspend in-person education

Associated Press  

With COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the state spiking to record levels, bus drivers and teachers in quarantine, students getting sick and the holidays looming, Schools Superintendent Scott Hanback in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, made a tough decision this week. ‘’It has been very, very difficult,’’ Hanback said, adding that he has been doing ‘’a lot of prayer, rest and trying …

Returning US school children face battery of coronavirus tests
4 years, 2 months ago

Returning US school children face battery of coronavirus tests

Al Jazeera  

Amid rise in infections among children, largest school districts in US roll out ambitious, costly plans to test students and staff for COVID-19. The two largest school districts in the United States are rolling out ambitious and costly plans to test students and staff for the novel coronavirus, bidding to help keep school buildings open amid a rise in infections …

NYC delays start of school year to allow more preparation time
4 years, 3 months ago

NYC delays start of school year to allow more preparation time

Al Jazeera  

Instruction was supposed to begin on September 10 but now will be delayed until September 16. New York City is delaying the start of its school year by several days to give teachers more time to prepare to have students back in classrooms amid the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Tuesday. The development comes after de Blasio, …

Teachers’ unions are leading the push for more school coronavirus protections
4 years, 4 months ago

Teachers’ unions are leading the push for more school coronavirus protections

CNN  

CNN — The federal government’s push to reopen schools while Covid-19 is still widespread is meeting tough resistance from powerful groups with deeply personal interests: teachers and their unions. That’s why more and more schools are opening remotely.” Unions push back in 3 largest school districts In New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, the nation’s three largest school districts, the …

US: Cuomo clears careful reopening of New York schools
4 years, 4 months ago

US: Cuomo clears careful reopening of New York schools

Al Jazeera  

Cuomo touted New York’s statewide success in authorising a return to classrooms for the start of the new school year. Children in New York state, including in the largest school district in the United States, will be allowed to return to classrooms for the start of the new school year, New York’s governor said on Friday, citing the state’s success …

Chicago schools to begin fall remotely, dropping hybrid plan
4 years, 4 months ago

Chicago schools to begin fall remotely, dropping hybrid plan

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Chicago’s mayor on Wednesday announced that the nation’s third-largest school district will not welcome students back to the classroom to start the school year, and will instead rely on remote instruction. The city’s decision to abandon its plan to have students attend in-person classes for two days a week once the fall semester starts Sept. 8 followed strong …

Chicago public schools will start the school year all virtual
4 years, 4 months ago

Chicago public schools will start the school year all virtual

CNN  

CNN — Chicago Public Schools, the nation’s third-largest school system, will start the coming school year with fully remote learning for all students due to the coronavirus pandemic, the district announced Wednesday. We are making every possible effort to provide a high-quality remote learning experience in the fall, utilizing live, virtual instruction for every student, every day, and we are …

Facing uncertain fall, schools make flexible reopening plans
4 years, 5 months ago

Facing uncertain fall, schools make flexible reopening plans

Associated Press  

— Administrators in the Parkway school district in suburban St. Louis spent the summer break crafting a flexible reopening plan, with options that include full-time classroom learning, full-time online instruction and a hybrid system. “If you had asked me even two weeks ago, ‘Do you think we would be able to come back?’ I would have said, ‘Yeah,’” Assistant Superintendent …

Chicago teachers union wants virtual start to fall classes
4 years, 5 months ago

Chicago teachers union wants virtual start to fall classes

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Chicago Public Schools should start the fall semester with virtual classes rather than calling students back to buildings left empty since March, the union representing thousands of teachers in the nation’s third-largest school district said Thursday. “The reason why we’ve survived in Chicago and Illinois is because no one listened to Donald Trump and Betsy DeVos,” Stacy Davis …

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