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A year into the pandemic, thousands of students still can t get reliable WiFi for school. The digital divide remains worse than ever. Erin Richards, Elinor Aspegren and Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY
Here s why access to the internet is not created equal, how COVID-19 made it worse
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In Los Angeles, special education teacher Jaime Lozano strives to keep the attention of his elementary students during online classes.
But no matter the charisma he brings to the screen, it s no match for glitchy internet connections. Every day, about a third of his students experience an outage that cuts into their learning time, Lozano said. Nearly all of his students are from low-income families, and many can t afford wired, broadband service.
Chicago Public Schools, CTU agree to tentative testing plan with vaccination deal also close, sources say ABC7 Chicago Digital Team
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Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union made progress in negotiations Wednesday night, but there is still no deal.
CPS tweeted late Wednesday that students should continue remote learning on Thursday. Friday is a non-attendance day for students.
In a document obtained by ABC7 from sources close to bargaining efforts, it appears CPS and CTU have reached a tentative agreement on testing and are close to an agreement to vaccinate 1,500 CTU members a week. The union is asking that the number increase as more supplies become available.
For heaven’s sake.
Just tell teachers to go to the nearest Drug store this weekend, present their ID and get the shot.
Ask the CTU to agree to a return to work on Monday. If they hedge, tell them the mayor will offer a written statement apologizing for the delay, accepting sole responsibility.
From a serious standpoint, is there a significant demographic that is opposed to teachers receiving vaccinations as essential front line workers during a pandemic?
Fascinating to see the full circle of CTU/Mayor/Vaccines. Get with the program folks.
==Just tell teachers to go to the nearest Drug store this weekend, present their ID and get the shot.==
posted by Hannity Staff - 2.04.21
K-8 students in Chicago’s Public Schools have now lost what was supposed to be the first week back for in-person learning, as the district and its teachers union remain locked in a dispute over a safe reopening plan during the coronavirus pandemic.
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) for the sixth time in a little over a week has instructed parents to keep their children home for remote learning Thursday. Friday, on the district’s calendar, is a “school improvement day” for teachers and staff that students had already been given off.
“We are disappointed to report that at this time, no deal has been reached between CPS and the Chicago Teachers Union leadership,” the district wrote on its Facebook page late Wednesday night, adding that it is extending a “cooling off period for the final time through the end of the day on Thursday to allow for further negotiations.”