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She said she has every confidence the district has prioritized safety for all. "They did a great job. I feel 100% safe that my son is returning to school," she said. For Joseph Williams, thats not the case. "We still dont feel that is it safe enough just yet to send our children back to school," he said. The father of five CPS students, ranging from kindergarten to high school, has opted to keep them all at home, wishing the return to school plan was staggered out grade by grade. "I really felt...

Chicago school board considers giving CPS authority to make COVID vaccine mandatory for employment WLS Share: 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 ...

Chicago Public Schools teachers are expected to return ahead of the reopening of classrooms. This comes following the deal made between CTU and the district.

Under the plan, students, teachers and staff will have a staggered return to their physical classrooms. Pre-K and cluster students will return Thursday. Kindergarten through fifth grade returns on March 1 and sixth through eighth grade goes back on March 8. So far, no date has been set for high school students to return. Ebonie Davis and Tequila Singleton have children in CPS cluster programs. They say in-person learning is crucial to their kids development. "She has goals and benchmarks that s...

CTU officials said rank-and-file union members have voted in favor of a tentative agreement for teachers, students and staff to return to the classroom.

CTU officials said rank-and-file union members have voted in favor of a tentative agreement for teachers, students and staff to return to the classroom.

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 Shark...

Chicago Public Schools calling its latest proposal to the Chicago Teachers Union a "victory" Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Public Schools CEO Dr. Jackson announced that CPS has come to an a "tentative agreement" that would bring students and teachers back to in-person learning starting this week. "At long last, CPS has finally reached a tentative agreement" Lightfoot announced during a press conference Sunday afternoon. "I believe in science I trust the public health officials that theyre ma...

Chicago Public Schools has sent the Chicago Teachers Union its "final offer" to resume in-person learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Friday.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There is still no deal between Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union as of Sunday evening as the district instructs all students to continue remote learning for Monday. Both sides claimed they were waiting on the other to start negotiations Sunday but did agree on their willingness to continue talks throughout the night. "Weve been waiting all day [Sunday] for in-person negotiations to begin. Weve been waiting on the CTU," Mayor Lori Lightfoot said. "Were waitin...