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Deadline Looms for CPS Parents to Make Decision on In-Person Learning

Close to 200 Chicago Public Schools students received new Chromebooks and it was all thanks to Chicago Bears quarterback Nick Foles’ foundation. NBC 5’s Jen DeSalvo reports.

No decision has been made yet on whether Chicago Public Schools will allow winter sports to play, the district said Tuesday.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Dr. Femi Skanes, Morgan Park High School principal, reveals her biggest takeaways from the first week of remote learning during the coronavirus pandemic.

Chicago Public Schools’ students in a seventh grade remote learning session were on the receiving end of profanities from an unwelcome guest this week. The intruder, who managed to join an active eLearning session, hurled insults at Mariono Azuela Elementary students and their teacher and appeared to make a threat. Rebecca Moreno said her son recorded video of the intruder…

Remote learning is in full swing across the Chicago area, but this week some Chicago Public School 7th graders and their teacher received an unwelcome guest in their virtual classroom. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

After Forever Yogurt in Andersonville reopened to customers during the coronavirus pandemic, owner Naiem Rizek wanted to thank his customers for their loyalty. “If it wasn’t for them, where would we be right now? I’d be closed, honest to God,” said Rizek. When the father of two saw students across the country struggling with internet access, he decided to...

Chicago Public Schools began a new school year on Tuesday, but with some major changes as the coronavirus pandemic has forced the district to continue remote learning. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.

Chicago Public Schools begins a new school year on Tuesday, but with some major changes as the coronavirus pandemic has forced the district to continue remote learning.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said her goal is to have the city’s public school district return to in-person learning this year, but that the decision to do so will ultimately be “guided by public health.”

With the coronavirus moving classes online for Chicago Public Schools, students are likely to see some big changes starting Tuesday. CPS begins remote learning this week with a new approach to the virtual classroom, which has caused mixed reactions from students and parents. Sharon Brown, parent of a senior at Morgan Park High School said that structure is key for…

With the coronavirus moving classes online for Chicago Public Schools, students are likely to see some big changes starting Tuesday. NBC 5’s Trina Orlando reports.

Chicago’s school board has decided to keep a police presence in some of its schools despite the demands of protesters who say school resource officers create an unsafe learning atmosphere

Chicago Public Schools on Tuesday released its “final reopening framework,” offering specifics on a remote learning plan the district announced earlier this month.