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The protest called for a one-week shift to remote learning, more testing for kids and teachers, and additional high-quality masks, among other measures.

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Los Angeles Unified School District moves to reopen schools for in-person instruction on Thursday, February 25, to the network of Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committees. Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Superintendent Austin Beutner announced on Monday that some in-person teaching will resume next week, with a broader reopening planned for April 9. The school district is the second largest in the nation, with 665,000 students and roughly 60,000 staff, including 26,500 teachers. Among the in-person services which will resume next week are child care, special education, and some a...

Karen Lewis, former leader of the Chicago Teachers Union, has died. She was 67.

Karen Lewis, Firebrand Former Chicago Teachers Union President, Dead at 67 Subscribe By Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas, John Byrne & Juan Perez Jr., Chicago Tribune — February 08, 2021 9 min read Karen Lewis, former president of the Chicago Teachers Union, listens to a question after a meeting of the union's House of Delegates in Chicago on Sept. 14, 2012. The union confirmed Lewis' death on Monday. She was 67.Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Share article Copy URL Karen Lewis, the firebrand former Chicago Teachers Un...