(Bloomberg) Two major U.S. school districts made progress toward getting children back in the classroom this weekend after tensions among parents, teachers and school districts about coronavirus safety measures threatened to boil over. On Sunday, Chicago announced a tentative agreement with teachers on a timetable to restart in-person classes later than the city had proposed, avoiding the prospect of an imminent strike. Unions representing San Francisco United School District employees announced a preliminary deal to resume in-person class. The city had sued its own school district to try and force the schools to reopen, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.Despite the progress, in some cities local officials are still pitted against teacher unions on how and whether it’s safe to have teachers and students in the classroom after, in some cases, almost a year of remote learning designed to thwart the spread of coronavirus. Philadelphia’s teachers’ union has told m
Updated at 3:04 p.m. ET Sunday The showdown between the city of Chicago and its teachers may be near an end. Chicago Public Schools announced a tentative
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says city officials have reached a tentative agreement with the Chicago Teachers Union, paving the way for some Chicago Public Schools students to return to in-person learning over the next several weeks.
CBS 2's Chris Tye reports on the latest in negotiations between Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union regarding a return to the classrooms for in person learning.