CTU, CPS in Standoff; Union Wants More Than ‘Contrition’
Clip: 9/21/2021 | 5m 58sVideo has Closed Captions
Weeks since the return to school, things are not great for CTU.
Remote learning is — mostly, at least — in the rearview mirror. The Illinois State Board of Education declared that save for certain medical exemptions, students must be taught in school this year. But in Chicago, there's still a standoff between the mayor's office and the teachers' union over what that should look like during a pandemic.
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CTU, CPS in Standoff; Union Wants More Than ‘Contrition’
Clip: 9/21/2021 | 5m 58sVideo has Closed Captions
Remote learning is — mostly, at least — in the rearview mirror. The Illinois State Board of Education declared that save for certain medical exemptions, students must be taught in school this year. But in Chicago, there's still a standoff between the mayor's office and the teachers' union over what that should look like during a pandemic.
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