What Chicagoans say about CPS schools being reopened despite the pandemic
Satchel Price, Chicago Sun-Times, January 15
Peoria schools to do regular COVID-19 testing for high schoolers
Leslie Renken, Peoria Journal Star, January 10
Will remote learning end snow days forever in Central Illinois?
Valerie Wells, Decatur Herald and Review, January 9
QHS graduation "already on the schedule"
Deborah Gertz Husar, Herald-Whig, Quincy, January 14
Bill to give Chicago an elected school board fails again as backers cast blame on Mayor Lightfoot: ‘Why are Chicago politicians so afraid of democracy?’
Hannah Leone, Chicago Tribune, January 13
CPS teacher lockouts are disruptive for students, parents say
Sophie Sherry, Chicago Sun-Times, January 14
As new COVID-19 cases emerge in Chicago Public Schools, families plead for reinstatement of locked-out teachers
Hannah Leone, Chicago Tribune, January 14
Urbana Middle School puts together puzzle of in-person classes
Anthony Zilis, News Gazette, Champaign, January 15
U-46 leaders plan for return to classrooms Tuesday amid safety concerns
Madhu Krishnamurthy, Daily Herald, Chicago suburbs, January 11
Galesburg District 205 deliberates over when to return to classroom
Matt Koester, Galesburg Register-Mail, January 11
In today’s Leading News, read more on the education bill now sent to the governor. A measure that would have prohibited police on campus caused a stir, but will not move forward. Also in the news, a national look at vaccines’ impacts on return to classrooms, and CARES Act funding for school districts is in process.
Black Legislative Caucus Education Bill Headed For Governor's Desk
Christine Hatfield, WGLT, Bloomington-Normal, January 11
Black Caucus unveils K-12 reform bill that would create task force to define, establish 'trauma-responsive schools'
Sarah Mansur, Champaign News-Gazette, January 10
Springfield will not prohibit school resource officers on campus
Lawmaker abandons measure a day after introduction
Tom Collins, LaSalle News-Tribune, January 14
Calls to reopen classrooms grow as teachers get vaccinated
Lindsay Whitehurst, Terry Tang, and Allen G. Breed, AP/Belleville News-Democrat, January 13
Local school districts to receive second round of CARES Act funding
WIFR, Rockford, January 8
Illinois' statewide positivity rate drops for fifth straight day Wednesday
Tim Kirsininkas, CNI/The Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale
Unmotivated Students, Confusing Requirements: Illinois Student Teachers Are Struggling
Sidney Madden, Illinois Newsroom, Urbana, January 5
IHSA sports remain on hold; Jan. 27 special meeting to address scheduling
Colin Likas, News-Gazette, Champaign, January 13
Time runs out for ban on locked seclusion and face-down restraints in Illinois schools; advocates vow to try again
Jennifer Smith Richards and Jodi S. Cohen, Chicago Tribune, January 13
Chris Welch Set To Become First Black House Speaker As Madigan Fades Out
Hannah Meisel, NPR Illinois, January 13
CPS teacher tests positive for COVID-19, forcing principal into quarantine during 1st week back
Jermaine Nolen and Nader Issa, Chicago Sun-Times, January 12
CPS makes good on promise to cut off pay and access to remote learning platform for teachers who’ve refused to show up for in-person classes
Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas, Chicago Tribune, January 12
Decatur schools' return to in-person learning postponed over transportation issues
Decatur Herald and Review, January 14
U-46 leaders plan for return to classrooms Tuesday amid safety concerns
Madhu Krishnamurthy, Daily Herald, Chicago suburbs, January 11
As teachers discuss Capitol riot with their classes, students want to know ‘why this happened’
Jennifer Johnson and George Castle, Pioneer Press/Park Ridge Herald Advocate, January 13
Black Caucus wins passage of education package, criminal justice reform still under discussion
Rachel Hinton, Chicago Sun-Times, January 11
Illinois to allow local health departments to start vaccinating those 65 and older, plus teachers and other essential workers
Robert Mccoppin and Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, January 11
Southern Illinois health departments prepare for next phase of COVID-19 vaccinations
Marilyn Halstead, Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale, January 11
CPS schools welcome students back for the first time in 10 months, even as Chicago extends its stay-at-home advisory and the teachers union continues to resist
Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas, Gregory Pratt, Laura RodrÃguez Presa, Madeline Buckley, William Lee, and Hannah Leone, Chicago Tribune, January 11
District 186 readies itself for return of students to classrooms
Steven Spearie, State Journal-Register, Springfield, January 11
Illinois Lawmakers Return To Address The Next House Speaker And Black Caucus Agenda
Tony Arnold, WBEZ, Chicago, January 8
Lame Duck Day 3: Licensing officers, education reform, medical emergency
Mike Miletich, WEEK, Peoria, January 10
General Assembly bill would increase diversity in Illinois teacher workforce
Peter Hancock, CNI/Belleville News-Democrat, January 10
First Round of Chicago Public Schools Students to Return Monday, Concerns Remain
NBC-5, Chicago, January 10
Mayor Lori Lightfoot: Chicago Public Schools must and will reopen on Monday to students because ‘to deny parents this option is irresponsible and wrong’
Elyssa Cherney and Hannah Leone, Chicago Tribune, January 8
DeVos said President Donald Trump’s rhetoric’ was an “inflection point.”
AP/Chicago Sun-Times, January 7
Illinois coronavirus case count surges past 1 million as state reports 8,757 new and probable cases, 177 additional deaths
Jamie Munks, Journal Gazette and Times Courier, Charleston/Mattoon, January 8
COVID-19 Q&A: When might teachers get vaccines?
Alison Bowen, Christen A. Johnson and Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, January 6
Illinois teachers could get vaccines within weeks, Pritzker says
Mitchell Armentrout, Chicago Sun-Times, January 7
IHSA meets with deputy governor, health department, but no timeline set for return of sports
Jim Benson, Pantagraph, Bloomington, January 8
Lame-duck session brings lawmakers back to Springfield
Zach Roth, State Journal-Register, Springfield, January 8
Some Illinois regions could have some mitigations loosened starting Jan. 15
Grace Barbic, CNI/ Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale, January 6
Chicago Teachers Union proposes extended school year and optional reopening until teachers are vaccinated…
Hannah Leone, Chicago Tribune, January 6
When teachers brought free lunch to kids amid COVID-19, they saw poverty up close
Samantha Hernandez, USA Today/Chicago Sun-Times, January 5
Illinois lawmakers condemn violence at US Capitol, two call it a ‘coup’ attempt
Kelsey Landis, Belleville News-Democrat, January 6
Caring for Students in the Wake of a Traumatic News Event
Evie Blad, Education Week, January 6
School districts to roll out COVID-19 saliva screenings
Lauren Rohr, Daily Herald, Chicago suburbs, January 6
University of Illinois’ COVID-19 saliva test moves closer to FDA approval but not fast enough to meet the demand ...
Elyssa Cherney, Chicago Tribune, January 5
District 186 school board, in 4-3 vote, opts to send students back under hybrid model
Steven Spearie, State Journal-Register, January 4
Chicago teachers defy district, refuse to teach inside schools amid safety concerns
Nader Issa, Cindy Hernandez, and Manny Ramos, Chicago Sun-Times, January 4
Half of CPS teachers expected to return to schools Monday failed to show up, as CEO calls out aldermen who oppose reopening plan ...
Hannah Leone, Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas, and Gregory Pratt, Chicago Tribune, January 5
State lawmakers to face COVID-19, budget woes, redistricting, House speaker battle in 2021
Dean Olsen, State Journal-Register, December 31
Coronavirus Test Required For Lake Forest High School Students
Jonah Meadows, Lake Forest Patch, December 30
Dist. 229 school board pauses in-person learning over holiday break
Troy E. Taylor, Star Courier, Kewanee, December 28
District 203 backs decision to begin hybrid learning next month
Lauren Rohr, Daily Herald, Chicago suburbs, December 29
QPS "making it work" heading into second semester
Deborah Gertz Husar, Herald-Whig, Quincy, December 26
Defying CPS, some Chicago Teachers Union members won’t return to schools Monday,
say they will teach remotely ‘until buildings are safe’
Diana Wallace and Morgan Greene, Chicago Tribune, January 3
Restore Illinois Collaborative Commission looks ahead to 2021
Daily Herald, Chicago suburbs, December 23
Solving the preschool puzzle: State commission will recommend funding and other changes
Rachel Otwell, Illinois Times, Springfield, January 1
School Data Privacy Act Will Give Parents More Control Over Their Kids' Information
Peter Medlin, Northern Pubic Radio, DeKalb, December 27
'It brings joy in a year that hasn't had much of it'
Steven Spearie, State Journal-Register, Springfield, January 3
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