A Closer Look At Why COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Are Rising For Illinois Kids
Some experts say it’s too early to tell how much of the rise in cases is related to in-person learning, increased testing or more spread.
Some experts say it’s too early to tell how much of the rise in cases is related to in-person learning, increased testing or more spread.
Creative Chicago Reuse Exchange collects and repairs reusable materials for Chicago teachers.
The school district says 20,439 teaching positions were staffed on the first day of school, up 6% from 19,360 three years ago.
Nearly 3,000 CPS students and staff already have been identified as a close contact of someone who had COVID-19 at school, new data shows.
Only eight districts submitted a remote program to the state. “Why go backward and not have options for families?” one superintendent said.
Students in Illinois will soon be able to take five mental health days off school.
In a wave of lawsuits, families are arguing that restrictions on mask mandates infringe on disability rights, forcing children to choose between their health and their education.
Starting in January, students will be allowed to use their five mental health days without needing to provide a doctor’s note for their absence.
Students at the Rogers Park school come from more than 50 countries. Author Elly Fishman says the stories she heard there are “in my marrow now.”
A decline in routine vaccines for kids due to the pandemic could leave them vulnerable to preventable infectious diseases as they head back to school.