Chicago Public Schools

Principal of Morgan Park High School Dr. Femi Skanes joined NBC 5 to explain how remote learning has been for most high school students over the last three months.

Chief Education for Chicago Public Schools Latanya McDade spoke with NBC on the school system’s plan to return students back to the classroom this fall.

A group of elected officials has written an open letter to Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Public Schools asking for improvements to remote learning and stronger safety measures at schools before a return to in-person classes.

A Chicago man has been charged with sexually assaulting a 7-year-old female relative in an act witnessed in an online forum used for remote teaching, authorities said. Catrell Walls, 18, is charged with a felony count of predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim under 13, Chicago police said. He was ordered held without bond Saturday. Walls was seen via…

Some Chicago Public Schools parents are faced with a difficult decision after the district announced its plan to gradually return students to the classroom. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.

Chicago Public Schools on Friday announced its plan for the second quarter of the school year as the coronavirus pandemic continues, with all students beginning with remote learning as the district says it aims to bring back some in a phased reopening.

Chicago Public Schools on Friday announced its plan for the second quarter of the school year as the coronavirus pandemic continues, with all students beginning with remote learning as the district says it aims to bring back some in a phased reopening. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports.

Chicago Public Schools on Friday announced its plan for the second quarter of the school year as the coronavirus pandemic continues, with all students beginning with remote learning as the district says it aims to bring back some in a phased reopening. Sandra Torres reports.

Chicago’s top doctor said Friday the city’s private and parochial schools have done a good job of following safety protocols to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 as she signaled support of Chicago Public Schools’ plan to resume in-person instruction for some students. Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said, in particular, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of...

Chicago Public Schools is expected to announce on Friday a plan to bring some students back into classrooms in the second quarter, but keep most students remote learning from home, sources told NBC 5.

Controversy erupted among the Chicago Public Schools’ community Thursday after reports surfaced stating most students will continue remote instruction until January. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez reports.

Students have started an online petition against Chicago Public Schools, asking the state’s largest school district to reduce e-learning hours to just four. The petition had more than 38,000 signatures as of Wednesday evening.  At this time, CPS has no plans to reduce hours, but told NBC 5 that students don’t spend a full 8 hours in front of the…

Students have started an online petition against Chicago Public Schools, asking the state’s largest school district to reduce e-learning hours to just four. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday said a decision regarding Chicago Public Schools’ learning plan for the second quarter would be coming “relatively soon,” but declined to comment on the direction the district might lean in November. “I don’t think there’s any doubt whatsoever that children learn best, particularly our youngest children with in person instruction,” Lightfoot said. “Again,...

Chicago Public School students have been having to deal with plenty of issues as they’ve moved to e-learning amid the coronavirus pandemic, but they’re facing yet another obstacle: does the monitoring software installed on their laptops and Chromebooks allow teachers to see into their homes, even if the student doesn’t specifically grant permission? Some parents are expressing concerns about...

Chicago Public School students have been having to deal with plenty of issues as they’ve moved to e-learning amid the coronavirus pandemic, but they’re facing yet another obstacle: does the monitoring software installed on their laptops and Chromebooks allow teachers to see into their homes, even if the student doesn’t specifically grant permission? NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski has the story....

Members of the Chicago Teachers Union on Monday urged Chicago Public Schools to extend remote learning, citing a recent ruling from an arbitrator who found CPS can’t guarantee safety for employees forced to work in buildings amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The arbitrator ruled that CPS violated a portion of the CPS/CTU contract by failing to provide safe working conditions—and...

Members of the Chicago Teachers Union on Monday urged Chicago Public Schools to extend remote learning, citing a recent ruling from an arbitrator who found CPS can’t guarantee safety for employees forced to work in buildings amid the COVID-19 pandemic. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

Just days after Olga Quiroga, a veteran Chicago Public Schools teacher, died after a three-week-long battle with COVID-19, the beloved teacher and mother is being remembered as a fighter until the very end. Quiroga most recently taught first grade at Funston Elementary in Logan Square, and according to her family, came down with cold-like symptoms after making several visits to…

A veteran Chicago Public Schools teacher died Thursday from COVID-19 after a three-week battle with the illness, according to the Chicago Teachers Union. Olga Quiroga, who most recently taught first grade at Funston Elementary in Logan Square, worked at the school district for 30 years, the Chicago Sun Times reported. According to the CTU, Quiroga had been working in her…