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Tag: COVID-19
We at Chicago Unheard and the brightbeam network are deeply concerned for the children, families and educators being affected by the coronavirus. Here we are collecting resources and stories to help all of us in the Chicago area pull together to make it through this challenging time.
Chicago Public Schools offers its complete list of K-12 enrichment learning resources here.
Chicago Beyond offers a wealth of learning, financial and mental health resources for Chicagoans affected by COVID-19.
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Check back as we add resources, especially related to education and remote learning.
COVID-19 Resources for Families and Educators.
A Letter From Brightbeam in Response to Coronavirus.
‘I’m Here:’ Hamline Starts off Strong
At Hamline Elementary in Back of the Yards, showing up and wearing masks are a snap. But can Hamline pinpoint students’ academic holes and fill them?
Want Chicago’s Kids Back In-Person this Fall? We Must Talk to Families This Summer
CPS and individual schools must keep talking with families through the summer. Community visits and school-based meetings could reduce fears.
Will We Let ‘Nice White Parents’ Kill Black and Brown Families?
If we open schools in communities with higher positivity rates, especially when those schools are not adequately supplied with protective measures, the risk to staff, students and families is much higher.
As Grown-Ups Argue Over Reopening Schools, Chicago’s Kids Lose
Chicago Public Schools students are back in school. Well, some of them are. It’s complicated, and getting messier by the minute. WBEZ Chicago has more on the fight between teachers and schools on in-person instruction: About 900 CPS staff members, including nearly 30% of teachers required to work on Monday, were absent, CPS said Monday evening. This includes staff who…
E-Learning Is a Nightmare, But We’re Still in a Public Health Crisis
The value of human life should far outweigh any inconveniences we are all suffering at this moment.
Noble Charter Schools Share Tips for Remote Learning
How did your first week of school go? How was your connection? Did you have any hiccups? If you had issues, you might be interested to see what the Noble Network of Charter Schools had on tap for their students and faculty at the start of this bizarre, upside-down, pandemic-laden school year. Calling it #NobleReadyForRemote, this morning Noble shared on…
What If We Radically Reimagined the New School Year?
Monday night I sat on my back patio staring up into a rare, starry Chicago night. I squinted and made out each point of The Big Dipper and then turned to see what I decided was Mars, twinkling in the distance. My partner and I sat in city silence, wrapped in a perfect, nearly unrecognizable temperature-and-breeze blanket. For an hour…