A limited number of students in pre-K and special needs classes returned to the classroom in recent weeks as both the union and district remain embroiled in a debate over resuming in-person instruction.
On Thursday, some teachers once again held remote learning sessions outside their school buildings in protest of CPS decision to permit in-person learning. We want to be in our classrooms, we want to be teaching our students, but we want to do it in a safe way, said teacher Linzi Melchor.
According to the CTU, more than 80% of the House of Delegates’ 600 committee members voted to pass a resolution to authorize remote work-only plans beginning Jan. 25.
Illinois lawmakers send education reform bill to Gov. JB Pritzker
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CHICAGO (WLS) Illinois lawmakers are working to make changes to the state s education system, including the way Black history lessons are taught in schools.
Illinois Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford (D- IL 4th District) said the education reform bill ensures that Black children have the tools to reach their potential. I believe children in our future will have far better opportunities to receive a quality education than we did, Lightford said.
The legislation calls for new early childhood education programs. We want to make sure children are assessed when they arrive so that we can know what their needs are, and if those needs are requiring early interventions, Lightford said.