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Many kids still masked on first day without CPS mask mandate

Some parents at Portage Park Elementary said they wanted to to play it safe — at least for now.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 14, 2022

Key to CTA security is taking petty crimes seriously

Breaking windows, eating, smoking, urinating, fare jumping, trash flipping and graffiti may be easily brushed off. But ignoring these smaller transgressions leads to more serious consequences.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 13, 2022

Michael Phillips: ‘Let the Little Light Shine,’ the Chicago documentary about race, education, politics and dissent, electrifies True/False Film Fest

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The recent world premiere of a sensationally effective Chicago documentary tore the roof clean off two different theaters at the 2022 True/False Film Festival.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 11, 2022

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CPS selective enrollment schools to accept fewer affluent students under proposed change

In one of his first major moves as CEO, Pedro Martinez is proposing the school district drop part of the current system that awards 30% of the seats at these schools strictly based on a student’s seventh grade marks and test scores.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 10, 2022

‘This is what we do: we build robots’

Highland Park robotics team competes in state tournament Saturday, hopes to bring their program to CPS.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 10, 2022

CPS CEO doesn’t expect major dustup with CTU over lifting mask mandate

Pedro Martinez also said in a speech Wednesday that he wants to “reimagine” CPS, which has seen plummeting enrollment in recent years and is at a “crossroads.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 9, 2022

CPS parents, if you haven’t done so yet —please get your children vaccinated

Vaccination rates are increasing, but only 49% of students overall are fully vaccinated. At dozens of schools, the vaccination rate is 10% or fewer.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 9, 2022

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Chicago teachers ‘pissed off and exhausted’ over mask mandate lifting, but CPS vows to work with union to avoid another work stoppage

CHICAGO — The head of Chicago Public Schools said Tuesday he does not anticipate a teacher work stoppage from the upcoming removal of the districtwide mask mandate, even as the Chicago Teachers Union swiftly vowed to fight the decision.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 8, 2022

Highly rated Chicago high school’s LSC recommends CPS fire its principal

The controversial vote pushes the LSC’s broken relationship with Principal Joseph Powers into further turmoil and threatens to divide one of Chicago’s highest-rated high schools.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 8, 2022

Parents group says it was blindsided by CPS’ plan to lift mask mandate

Masks become optional districtwide March 14.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 8, 2022

Chicago Public Schools to drop mask mandate on March 14; teachers union vows to fight the change without collective bargaining

CHICAGO — Chicago Public Schools announced Monday it will make masks optional for staff and students at schools and on school buses beginning March 14, setting up another showdown with the Chicago Teachers Union over COVID-19 safety protocols.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 7, 2022

Afternoon Edition: March 7, 2022

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 7, 2022

CPS ends mask mandate

After the district announced Monday that face coverings will be optional at all Chicago Public Schools starting next week, the CTU said it would file an unfair labor practice charge.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 7, 2022

Former CPS chief Janice Jackson rules out running for mayor

“Absolutely not. I do not want to be the mayor of Chicago. ... I have no interest in that job right now,” said Jackson, CEO of Hope Chicago, a non-profit that funds post-secondary education for urban students. “I’m an educator.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 5, 2022

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Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 4, 2022

CTU warns health ‘consequences’ would follow CPS lifting its mask mandate

CPS CEO Pedro Martinez said earlier this week that the mask requirement would be lifted “in the near future,” backtracking from a commitment to masks just days earlier.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 4, 2022

$1B scholarship program for CPS students and their parents is key to stopping violence, Hope Chicago CEO Janice Jackson says

“If we are really trying to change these problems that seem intractable ... you have to go to students who haven’t traditionally taken advantage of these opportunities,” former Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson told the Sun-Times.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 4, 2022

In rare move, principal at highly rated Chicago H.S. reveals bitter battle with LSC

Jones College Prep Principal Joseph Powers wrote to families this week about the local school council’s effort to oust him after 13 years at the selective enrollment school.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 4, 2022

CPS needs 5,000 LSC candidates as application deadline extended to March 9

A total of 1,269 applications had been submitted through Wednesday for 6,239 LSC positions across 509 schools. Community members, parents, teachers, support staff and students are eligible to run for LSCs.

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The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2022

‘My childhood was stolen. Why is my adulthood being taken, too?’ The rape survivors waiting 1,000 days for prosecution

Court closures, defunded legal aid and barrister shortages are adding to an already excruciating ordeal, while invasive investigations are leading many to drop proceedings altogether

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 2, 2022

CPS to drop mask mandate ‘in the near future,’ CEO says

The move to a mask-optional policy would follow the vast majority of Illinois school districts that have abandoned their requirements amid an ongoing legal challenge.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 2, 2022

CPS principals continue push for collective bargaining rights

A bill to allow Chicago principals to unionize passed the Illinois House on Tuesday and is expected to come up for committee debate in the Senate later this month.

The Guardian - US · Mar 2, 2022

‘When a child tells you who they are, believe them’: the psychologist taking on Texas’ anti-trans policies

Dr Megan Mooney is suing Texas governor Greg Abbott to stop his classification of gender-affirming care as ‘child abuse’

Chicago Tribune · Feb 28, 2022

Masks still rule in Chicago schools ‘for now’ as most of Illinois ditches them; CEO says he’s reviewing guidance

CHICAGO — Mask mandates ended in most of Chicago and Illinois Monday, but not in the state’s largest school district.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 28, 2022

Maskless Monday no reason to celebrate, some say

A coalition of community groups, public health advocates and parents of Chicago Public School students accused Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Gov. J.B. Pritzker of caving to political pressure to lift the mandates — and putting Black and Brown lives in danger in the process.

Chicago Tribune · Feb 28, 2022

Masks remain the rule in Chicago Public Schools ‘for now’ as rest of Illinois mostly ditches them; CEO says he’s reviewing guidance

CHICAGO — Masks mandates are ending in most of Chicago and Illinois Monday, but not in the state’s largest school district.

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