Bus routes suffer amid driver shortages
A nationwide shortage of bus drivers is causing confusion, missed pick-ups, and frustration for parents.
Illinois
Chicago schools open; it’s been more than 500 days
A union leader in Chicago calls on schools to be better prepared for students returning in the middle of a pandemic. Nurses, social workers!
Naperville 203 strike possible on Aug. 19
A teachers' strike looms in a big Chicago suburb: salaries and paid leave to care for sick family members are the big issues.
IL district joins JUUL Labs lawsuit
Disposable tobacco products also threaten student health. While the lawsuit is about money and resources, student safety is at the core.
Bremen H.S. student drive buses food to kids
Students at a Chicago-area high school collected and donated food to children at a nearby elementary school. Let's hope it catches on.
Obituary: Mike Padron; teacher of the most delicate
The loss of a much-loved teacher at an alternative school in Rockford, IL, can affect students' sense of a meaningful future.
U.S. can’t divert CARES funds from public schools
A federal judge in Calif. has ruled that US Education Sec. Betsy DeVos can't divert funds from the CARES Act to private schools.
SD 200 takes an ‘adaptive pause’ on reopening
With new Covid-19 records, we wonder whether school reopening for in-person instruction has been put on an indefinite hold.
IL announces Teacher of the Year
Justin Johnson, a band teacher at Niles West High School in Skokie, has been named the 2020-21 Illinois Teacher of the Year.
Some Chicago-area schools re-close
Back-and-forth between e-learning and in-person instruction is caused by the unpredictable nature of the Covid-19 virus.