Tag: Chicago Public Schools
Trump ditches limits on immigration arrests in schools
Enforcement actions by immigration and customs agents may now occur at schools, once considered "sensitive locations" that barred agents.
IL custodians signal contract talk difficulties
Janitors and other school service workers, represented by the SEIU, say they're having trouble negotiating contract wages that are up to standard.
Chicago Public Schools closed Wednesday
Chicago Public School students stayed home Wednesday, following a vote by teachers not to report to work due to the pandemic.
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!
Chicago students petition for e-learning changes
Studies about e-learning's poor quality of "learning" are on the books. Now students are starting to make their voices heard.
Chicago teacher strike enters calendar week 2
Chicago teachers strike for the 3rd day Monday; the union wants smaller class sizes and support for paraprofessionals.
Chicago teachers will begin a strike Thursday
Chicago Public Schools teachers are expected to begin a strike Thursday. The last one, in 2012, lasted 7 school days.
Weather extremes envelop the Earth
Extreme weather (drought and heat in the summer, cold in the winter) sweeps the planet. A result of climate change?
Almost everything is closed in the cold
Cold weather, very cold weather in fact, has caused most schools, universities, etc., in northern IL to close Wed. & Thurs.
Chicago will lose millions over Title IX violations
Chicago Public Schools hasn't kept students safe from sexual abuse by peers or teachers, so the feds are going to withhold funds.