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Posted by Mary Chastain on February 02, 2021 21 Comments
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) called for a two-day break after officials pulled off one agreement. Students K-8th grade have not attended in-person class since March 2020 due to COVID-19. CPS wanted to open schools in January, but the union has made it difficult by insisting officials have not met any demands.

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 01, 2021 25 Comments
The talks between Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Chicago Public Schools (CPS), and the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) fell apart on Sunday, leaving the kids without a deal and sets up a potential teacher strike and lockout. Students have not been in the classroom since March 2020 when everything shut down due to COVID-19.

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 30, 2021 16 Comments
During the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the biggest hot-button issues has been the closure of schools. While some states such as Florida reopened schools months ago, others have remained shut, often at the behest of teacher unions. Biden's pick for deputy secretary of education is Cindy Marten, the superintendent of schools in San Diego. She is on the side of unions and closure.

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 25, 2021 33 Comments
The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) voted not to return to classes on Monday, January 25, citing safety issues despite the fact that schools around the state and nation have opened without too many problems. Chicago Public Schools (CPS) said that 130 private and parochial schools along with 2,000 learning centers returned to classrooms in the fall.

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 06, 2021 13 Comments
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) reopened on Monday for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) has argued for months that it is unsafe to go into the schools even though the Chicago Department of Public Health's COVID bureau supports the CPS reopening plan. Some teachers set up shop outside in the cold to teach virtually.

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 29, 2020 67 Comments
The left's efforts to tear down the past may have started with the toppling of historical statues, but it is now working its way into other areas such as literature and education. A teacher in Lawrence, Massachusetts, recently claimed on Twitter that Homer's Odyssey had been removed from the curriculum.

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 23, 2020 20 Comments
I came across this New York Post article about 12,000 kids not allowed to return to school after the Christmas holidays over lack of COVID-19 consent forms. Interest piqued because government sucks. It turns out Mayor Bill de Blasio required a consent form to test your child for COVID without a parent present and would not accept test results from a private doctor.
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