The promise from then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel was students would go to better schools, and the district would save money by offloading expensive-to-maintain aging buildings.
Can schools safely reopen without teachers vaccinated for COVID-19?
Dr. Robert Citronberg with Advocate Aurora Health answers your COVID-19 questions.
Twenty-five thousand Chicago Public School teachers will be asked whether the agreement struck between their union and the mayor is good enough for them to return to in-person learning via secret electronic ballot. Our members have to read it, discuss, and ultimately, make a decision as to what is going to happen next, CTU President Jesse Sharkey said.
If approved, students, teachers and staff will have a staggered return to their physical classrooms.
Pre-K and Cluster students will return Thursday, K through fifth grade on March 1, and fifth through eighth grade on March 8.
Chicago Families Debate School Reopening
The ugly fight between the city and its teachers’ union has frustrated parents, even those who want to keep their children home.
Feb. 3, 2021
Voices from Chicago
After days of rising tension between Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the Chicago Teachers Union, we are now in the midst of what local officials are calling a 48-hour “cooling off” period. Students are continuing to learn remotely as the two sides try to avoid a strike or lockout.
The battle in the country’s third-largest school system has become one of the nation’s most contentious over school reopening, with both sides claiming to fight on behalf of the most vulnerable families.