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President Biden made an early pandemic show by promising that a majority of American schools would reopen in his first 100 days in office. But [last week] we learned that this depends on the meaning of the word “reopen.”
“His goal that he set is to have the majority of schools, so more than 50 percent, open by day 100 of his presidency and that means some teaching in classrooms,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Feb. 9. “So at least one day a week.”
One day out of five? We doubt that’s how working parents define open.
Extended public‐school closures and one‐size‐fits‐all school systems have provided free advertising for school choice over the past year. Parents across the country are increasingly tired of fights between school‐district leaders and teachers’ unions over whether classrooms should open for in‐person instruction. And as their children’s learning continues to suffer, they are increasingly desperate for more options. Their desperation might just make school choice more popular, even after the pandemic is behind us.
One key factor driving parental exasperation is the obvious contrast between what public schools have done during this period and what private schools have done. While public schools in many cities remain closed, private schools and daycare centers have been fighting to safely reopen their doors for months. In fact, private schools in Kentucky went all the way to the Supreme Court to fight for the right to provide in‐person ser
Chicago school board considers giving CPS authority to make COVID vaccine mandatory for employment
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CHICAGO (WLS) The Chicago School Board is considering a rule that would give the head of Chicago Public Schools the authority to make getting the COVID-19 vaccine a condition for employment within CPS.
The school board is set to vote on the rule Wednesday. The rule would also allow CPS to call on employees to report to work in person.
The policy would give CPS CEO Janice Jackson the authority to possibly mandate the vaccine as a condition of employment. The Chicago Teachers Union is already pushing back, even though CTU spent months fighting for its members to receive vaccinations before returning to school.
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Mike Madigan spent 50 years in the Illinois House, but the man he personally chose to succeed him served less than 72 hours.
Edward Guerra Kodatt offered his resignation from the Illinois General Assembly t0day just three days after he was sworn in.
Madigan, 78, who had enough of the required vote to single-handedly make the appointment, wasted no time throwing his support behind another candidate later this morning.
Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson told the school board Wednesday the district plans to restart in-person learning for high school students this spring.