Chicago Public School District 299
Recent News About Chicago Public School District 299
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Lightfoot: 'Now is an appropriate time to make masking optional'
Chicago Public Schools has announced that beginning on Monday, March 14, it will switch from a mask-required to a mask-optional policy.
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Cook County Medical Examiner: CPS parent who union said caught COVID-19 from student and died, actually drank herself to death
A school parent the Chicago Teachers' Union claimed caught COVID-19 from a student and died in fact drank herself to death.
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CPS moving to mask-optional early next week, right before new contempt hearing
Chicago Public Schools is going mask-optional beginning next week, just before a hearing set to determine whether the school district is in compliance with several rulings against the practice.
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Indefinite masking in Chicago Public Schools: ‘We do not want to jeopardize that progress by moving too quickly’
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has announced she plans to keep a mask requirement in place at Chicago Public Schools (CPS) even after the mandate for the city at large is slated to be lifted at the end of the month.“We have made great progress in recent weeks against this virus, and we do not want to jeopardize that progress by moving too quickly,” CPS said in a statement.
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Chicago Public Schools continues to defy mask order: ‘We will continue to follow these proven protocols’
Chicago Public Schools is defying a judge’s order mandating schools not treat differently students who choose not to mask up or get tested as a condtion of attending the city's public schools.
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Judge Grischow sets CPS hearing: 'Show cause as to why the Defendants should not be held in contempt’
The head of Chicago Public Schools is being pulled into court for a contempt of court complaint.
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Attorney threatens Chicago Public Schools for not recognizing restraining order against mask mandate
Attorney Tom DeVore said he will be filing a restraining order against Chicago Public Schools and its CEO Pedro Martinez.
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Chicago GOP Chairman: ‘A standardized test score is the opposite of racist’
Chicago GOP Chairman Chris Cleveland criticized the recently enacted law which prohibits Illinois public universities to require proof of test scores for admission considerations. The rule went into effect Jan. 1.
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Lightfoot describes 'productive day at the bargaining table' that led to return to in-person learning in Chicago
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot recently discussed the path that led to Chicago Public Schools reaching an agreement with the Chicago Teachers Union for the return to in-person learning on Jan. 12.
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Twitter user questions union's agenda: ‘CTU isn't a union. It's a political party with a very strict agenda’
The Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools reached an agreement to reopen the schools for in-class learning, but not everyone is happy.
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CPS teacher Victor Aguilar arrested with gun at O’Hare; was flying to Orlando, Florida
Chicago Public Schools teacher Victor Aguilar was arrested at O’Hare International Airport Thursday night for carrying a concealed weapon.
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Lightfoot urges teachers to return to schools; 'Your kids need you'
Mayor Lori Lightfoot is taking the personal approach in her efforts to coax Chicago Public Schools teachers back into the classroom.
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Lightfoot blames pandemic for delaying investigation of Chicago school sexual misconduct; Ives wants 'no excuses'
Former state rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) is taking Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s to task regarding her comments that the pandemic disrupted an investigation involving sexual misconduct at Marine Leadership Academy in Logan Square.
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CPS teachers will not be held to Oct. 15 vaccine mandate
Chicago Public Schools has pulled back its threat to disallow unvaccinated teachers from continuing to teach.
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Civic Federation's Msall says school enrollment falls as budget grows
Civic Federation president Laurence Msall has a problem with what he sees as the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) inverse system.
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Former CPS head Vallas wonders if district will face similar discipline as Timothy
The former leader of the nation’s third-largest public school district questioned a private school’s decision to comply with Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s mask mandate.
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Former CPS CEO Vallas concerned about new district budget: 'Most expensive teacher contracts ever'
Former Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Paul Vallas took pride in inheriting a school district with a $1 billion structural deficit and turning it into $1 billion balance with 70,000 new students when he left the district six years later.
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Chicago union ask to 'delay reopening' of high schools for a week
Citing lingering COVID-19 concerns, the Chicago Teacher's Union seeks to delay the reopening of high schools for in-person learning at Chicago Public Schools.
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CPS teacher Heavener tells second grade class rioting is ‘part of protests’
Katy Heavener has been teaching progressive activism to second graders.
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Mental health issues in Chicago students increasing as pandemic continues
Chicago Public Schools high school students are dealing with mental distress the return to in-person learning remains in flux.