Sarah Karp
Sarah Karp is a reporter at WBEZ. A former reporter for Catalyst-Chicago, the Chicago Reporterand the Daily Southtown, Karp has covered education, and children and family issues for more than 15 years. She is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism. She has won five Education Writers Association awards, three Society of Professional Journalism awards and the 2005 Sidney Hillman Award. She is a native of Chicago.
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As more Chicago students return to in-person classes, officials are trying to ensure a smooth reopening. But some parents are pushing back and staff worry about returning in person.
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Chicago students will start returning to school for in-person classes, after the city and the teachers' union reached an agreement on how to reopen schools safely during the pandemic.
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About a third of U.S. students haven't had a single day in a classroom since March 2020. Coming back now — with the virus still spreading and teachers pushing back — hasn't been easy. -
With some students in Chicago returning to schools for in-person learning and many more scheduled to start soon, some teachers and parents are balking at the move, fearing it's still not safe.
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The Chicago Teachers Union has reached a tentative agreement with the school district. The strike kept nearly 300,000 students out of class for 11 days.
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The Chicago teachers' union says to end the strike, teachers need to feel a real financial commitment. City officials say they can't afford any more money than they have already put on the table.
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Teachers in Chicago continued their strike for the fourth school day on Tuesday. The work stoppage is starting to take a toll.
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Thursday marks the first day of a teacher strike in Chicago. The walkouts have left parents in the nation's third largest district scrambling to find child care.
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Vice President Pence is meeting with Turkey's President Erdogan in Ankara, trying to convince him to stop the assault on the Kurds in Syria. Also, a look at the history of Gordon Sondland.
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Chicago teachers will hit the picket line Thursday morning. The teachers' union voted to go on strike after delegates rejected the school district's contract proposals.
