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Illinois schools narrow public input: Despite more questions, less access for students, parents and employees
By Yana Kunichoff
April 20, 2020

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Pandemic diary: How one Chicago Latina is regaining her high school momentum
By Mila Koumpilova
April 20, 2020
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Schools across Illinois will remain closed through school year, governor announces
By Yana Kunichoff, Mila Koumpilova, Cassie Walker Burke
Updated April 17, 2020
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Amid disruption of closed schools, how one Illinois superintendent finds hope
By Samantha Smylie
April 20, 2020

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For homeless students, school provided more than an education. Here’s how they are coping now.
By Samantha Smylie
April 21, 2020
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Remote learning in Chicago: Here’s what’s working so far and what needs improvement
By Cassie Walker Burke, Mila Koumpilova, Yana Kunichoff, Samantha Smylie
April 16, 2020
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As principal, I often brought my desk into the hallway. It fostered bonds that made my school safer. 
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February 5, 2020

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Should students still get grades during remote learning? In Chicago, debate stirs on social media
By Cassie Walker Burke, Yana Kunichoff
April 16, 2020
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Chicago is issuing thousands of tech devices. Now it needs students to log on.
By Cassie Walker Burke
April 16, 2020
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Unionized Chicago charter schools push for new remote learning agreements. Will they succeed?
By Yana Kunichoff
April 15, 2020
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Illinois to delay free SAT to fall for Class of 2021
By Cassie Walker Burke, Yana Kunichoff
April 15, 2020
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‘I need you to be patient with me’: For this Chicago teacher, working remotely is a balancing act
By Cassie Walker Burke
April 14, 2020

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DeVos’ ed department warns governors about sending stimulus money to teachers unions
By Kalyn Belsha
Updated April 16, 2020
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Coronavirus is rewriting teachers’ job descriptions — and unions are paying close attention
By Yana Kunichoff
April 10, 2020
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Chicago starts a new remote learning plan Monday. Here are 10 parent questions, answered.
By Mila Koumpilova, Cassie Walker Burke
April 10, 2020
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Adrift in the coronavirus pandemic: Families with children under age 5
By Cassie Walker Burke
April 7, 2020
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Students: Chicago needs a mental health hotline — and fast — for youth displaced by coronavirus closures
By Mila Koumpilova
April 9, 2020
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As remote learning ramps up in Chicago, a high-stakes question: Should students be learning anything new?
By Mila Koumpilova
April 8, 2020
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Chicago coronavirus emergency workers to finally get schools’ promised pay bonus, on fourth week of work
By Yana Kunichoff
April 7, 2020
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Amid school upheaval, Illinois’ top educator sees ‘goodness and ingenuity’ throughout state
By Samantha Smylie
April 7, 2020
Chicago
As Chicago schools prep to ramp up remote learning, a call on Comcast and other internet providers to do more
By Mila Koumpilova
April 6, 2020
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Give yourself ‘grace’ — and 7 other tips from teachers to homeschooling families
By Cassie Walker Burke, Samantha Smylie
April 6, 2020
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