Community mutual aid groups offer a model of support that could help CPS move beyond the current reopening controversy.
Education for Black Kids Cannot Look the Same as It Did in 2020
We lost so many lives this year—lives that could’ve been saved if people just gave a damn for once. And I’m not referring to the close to 300 thousand Americans who have succumbed to the coronavirus. I’m talking about the casualties lost as a result of a trash ass education system. No shock here—a recent study conducted by McKinsey & Company revealed that…
Tips for Protecting Your Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
Editor’s note: Today’s guest post is authored by Jenny Miller, a retired teacher and a leader with StopNDD.org, a group promoting the benefits of time in nature for children and adults. Do your kids spend much time outside? Between work and school, finding the time for outdoor activities can be tough. But spend too much time indoors and your family…
Let’s Look at the Camera Debate Through the Lens of Equity
Supportive, creative and inclusive policies and practices around Zoom camera use should be the norm, not the exception.
To Create Real Equity, CPS Needs to End ‘The Chicago Way’
Without a serious effort to regain public trust, Chicago Public Schools will not make headway on any reopening plan.
Forget Remote Vs. Hybrid And Build Community for Kids and Families
We can’t launch the CPS hybrid plan while Illinois leads the nation in Covid cases. Yet some kids do need to be face-to-face with teachers and peers. It’s time to look beyond remote vs. hybrid and put adults in person with children safely and creatively.
Schools Are Not for Learning
The pandemic has revealed what many adults feared to admit: school is not for learning. It’s for child care and community. Could we create a society where learning isn’t bound up with social safety nets? Could we separate learning from the rat race of “achievement” and credentials?
La Fecha Limite de GoCPS se Extendió hasta el 8 de Enero
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