Before Chicago Public Schools reopened its high schools, it sent a survey around its parents to see which students would opt for in-person learning. Janet Tapia, a parent of a junior at Back of the Yards College Prep, selected yes for her 16-year-old daughter so that they could have the option to learn in-person — once families have chosen to learn remotely for the quarter, they cannot switch to in-person (although they can do so the other way around), so the choice was a final one. “I was hoping she’d be vaccinated by now,” said Tapia, 36. “If CPS would’ve made [the vaccine] available a month ago, I think I would have sent her.” But Tapia’s daughter still isn’t vaccinated, so Tapia decided to keep her daughter home for the remainder of the school year. Returning to in-person school was the subject of ongoing conflict between CPS and the Chicago Teachers Union, both when elementary and middle schools returned to on-site learning in January, and more recently, shortly before the city’s public high schools went back on Monday.
Coronavirus
¿En qué consiste el plan de reapertura de las Escuelas Públicas de Chicago (CPS)? Te lo explicamos muy fácil.
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La mayoría de los estudiantes tendrán una combinación de educación en persona y a distancia, pero los detalles dependen del grado y situación de aprendizaje de cada estudiante. CPS pide comentarios hacia su propuesta. Esta herramienta te permite analizar cada uno de los escenarios.
Coronavirus
What is Chicago Public Schools’ reopening plan? Here’s a simple breakdown
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Most students will do a mix of in-person and remote learnings, but the details depend on a student’s grade level and learning situation. CPS is looking for feedback on its proposal and this tool lets you zoom in on each of the different scenarios.
Perspectives
Chicago’s closed schools should be redesigned for safe post-pandemic learning in Black neighborhoods
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School buildings notoriously shuttered by Chicago Public Schools in 2013 could now be used to facilitate classroom social distancing, especially in communities hardest hit by COVID-19.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
EXPLAINER: This is how the Chicago teachers contract talks broke down
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Despite common ground with Mayor Lori Lightfoot, disagreement on Chicago Public Schools’ financial position and who manages control over staffing decisions is pushing the teachers union to strike.
Perspectives
All Chicago Public Schools’ educators want is everything that our students deserve
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I would rather teach and be in the classroom but I’m ready to strike — for every single one of my students, for all my future students and my two sons in CPS.
Perspectives
How to increase access to gifted programs for low-income and black and Latino children
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New York City could be on the verge of dismantling gifted programs at its elementary and middle schools. Taking that step could make things even worse for some of the children it aims to help.
Perspectives
Historically black colleges give graduates a wage boost
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Graduates of historically black colleges and universities make more than peers who went to other schools, according to new findings that refute prior research that showed they suffer a ‘wage penalty.’
Education
How low expectations force low-income students to miss out on college aid
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High-achieving students at East Aurora High School say they were “undermatched” and missed out on generous financial aid packages from selective universities because they were not properly guided or encouraged to apply to them.
Perspectives
We need more teachers of color, so why do we use tests that keep them out of the classroom?
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Despite the known benefits of black students having black teachers, teacher license exams often stand in the way – even though they don’t predict which teachers will be effective, a scholar says.
Perspectives
Counterpoint: As college graduates, we are Urban Prep’s reputation
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As Black boys from the “hood,” we weren’t supposed to succeed in college but we did because of Urban Prep, a group of alumni write in a response to criticism of the school.