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Breaking down how many teachers and staff eligible to be vaccinated are getting the shot
More Ohio students are heading back to class in-person and more teachers are getting vaccinated as part of phase 1-b of the state’s vaccine rollout.Gov. Mike DeWine’s vaccination schedule for teacher and school staff, released last week, anticipates that all teachers who want to be vaccinated will receive their first dose of vaccine by March …
CPS provides guidance to families on technology issues
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE 4:50 P.M.: Columbia Public Schools has technicians assisting families struggling with school-issued iPads. In a letter sent to families Monday, the district said the vendor it uses for filtering connectivity made some modifications that caused additional issues with connecting to the internet. District officials said they worked through the weekend to …
Advocates turn to technology to help children amid COVID-19 outbreak
Social distancing and stay-at-home orders make it tough for court-appointed child advocates to help children in CPS custody or foster/group homes. The number of in-person inspections and interviews, as well as advocacy for children at-risk, has decreased or stopped altogether. But, the need for them has not. Officials are learning to be there for children …
CPS strike updates: Classes canceled Monday; district rep says, ‘Quite frankly, we are stuck’ as negotiations – Chicago Tribune
CPS strike updates: Classes canceled Monday; district rep says, ‘Quite frankly, we are stuck’ as negotiations Chicago Tribune Chicago teachers strike: Talks resume, but gap between sides is huge, officials say USA TODAY Chicago teachers, school district resume talks to end strike Washington Post The Chicago teachers strike has hurt students in ways that can’t be undone Chicago Tribune …
CPS strike: Chicago teachers walk off the job, leaving about 300,000 students in limbo
More than 25,000 educators and their supporters started picketing at their local schools Thursday morning. They’ll unite at a mass rally in the afternoon. “Lori Lightfoot! Get on the right foot!” some teachers chanted, asking Chicago’s mayor to help resolve the stalemate between the union and the city’s Board of Education. But in Chicago, the …
