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
Si quiere aprender mas acerca de como aplicar a las escuelas primarias y secundarias en CPS, mira nuestro video en el Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chicagounheard/videos/1066513963810089
Young Black Men, Get Re-Energized This Saturday!
Saturday’s workshop is open to high school and college African-American males. To register visit www.EZTaylor.org.
Grateful for These Pandemic “I Am” Poems
Third-graders from Chavez Elementary tell us about themselves and how they’re doing in the midst of the pandemic.
Don’t Miss this Memphis Great-Grandmother’s Strong Words for Joe Biden
It took four generations, and a way out of failing public schools, before Memphis great-grandmother Sarah Carpenter‘s family included college graduates. In this video, Carpenter tells Joe Biden he can’t keep letting Black and Brown families wait that long for quality schools. If you like what you’re hearing here, you can learn more about Sarah and the parent organizations she…
Bronzeville Classical Captured the Hearts of This Lincoln Square Family
When we found the right school for our daughter, our world got bigger, more diverse and a whole lot better.