CPS Issues Final Plan For What Remote Learning Will Look Like This Fall
The Chicago Public Schools on Tuesday told parents and students what remote learning will look like for now.
The Chicago Public Schools on Tuesday told parents and students what remote learning will look like for now.
Working full time and trying to make sure a special needs student is learning – it's a tough task, and parents from Chicago to Northwest Indiana are worried their schools will not be able to provide the help they will need.
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Thousands of working parents have been left scrambling for childcare as Chicago Public Schools goes to all remote learning for the fall as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
A day after Chicago schools announced it is going all remote, there are more questions than answers about what is ahead for students and their families, including fall sports.
Chicago Public Schools students will not be returning to class when they head back to school next month – the school district made it official that it will start the fall term through e-learning. Some question whether every child will get a fair education under the circumstances.
The state already moved football and soccer to the spring.
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The district originally planned a hybrid model of both remote learning and in-class instruction, but now will move to an entirely virtual plan to start the school year.
"It's really going to be a critical planning time right now."
The district originally planned a hybrid model of both remote learning and in-class instruction, but now will move to an entirely virtual plan to start the school year.
More than 20 community groups are forming a car caravan to urge the city to put safety first when it comes to this fall's education plan.
"I want people to know we will not open school under circumstances if it is not safe to do so."
CPS officials have said a final decision on whether schools will resume in-person classes in the fall won't be made until late August.
Teachers used a car caravan to drive home their point that the classroom is no place for anyone during the pandemic.
A final decision on whether schools will reopen for in-person classes will not be made until late August, depending on how Chicago is handling the COVID-19 outbreak at the time.
The union says Chicago Public Schools and the mayor have yet to roll out a concrete plan of how to ensure safety if students and teachers go back into the classroom.
With spiking COVID-19 numbers in some areas in Chicago and schools planning to reopen soon, teachers worry. They are asking if they and their students will be able to stay safe.
"Until we feel like we are in a good place, and we're starting to see a slight uptick in cases, the beaches conversation is one that's going to have to come down the road."
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This week, Chicago Public Schools will take steps to bring back sports for students.
The district announced Thursday that schools can begin summer sports programming on Monday "for the potential return of high school sports in the fall."
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