Education Issues
Chicago union leaders OK plan to resume in-person class
Students in the nation's third-largest school district will resume classes this week after leaders of the Chicago Teachers Union accepted a proposal with the district over COVID-19 safety protocols
EXPLAINER: Why are Chicago schools, teachers union fighting?
Chicago has scrapped classes for days in a confusing standoff with the teachers’ union over COVID-19 safety measures in the nation’s third-largest school district
Chicago's COVID-19 fight with teachers hangs over a 2nd week
Talks between Chicago school leaders and the teachers' union have resumed amid a standoff over remote learning and other COVID-19 safety measures
More details emerge about teen in Michigan school shooting
A judge has denied a request to lower a $500,000 bail set for two parents who with their son are charged in a fatal Michigan school shooting
Parents in Michigan school shooting lose bid to reduce bail
A judge has denied a request to lower a $500,000 bail set for two parents who with their son are charged in a fatal Michigan school shooting
Chicago cancels classes as union refuses in-person teaching
Chicago schools have canceled classes after the teachers union voted to refuse in-person instruction and switch to remote learning due to record COVID-19 levels
Chicago cancels classes after union backs remote learning
Leaders of Chicago Public Schools have canceled classes Wednesday after the teachers union voted to switch to remote learning due to record COVID-19 levels
Omicron upends return to US schools and workplaces
Some school systems around the U.S. have extended their holiday break or switched back to online instruction because of the explosion in COVID-19 cases
Roadside bomb kills 4, wounds 15 in southwestern Pakistan
Pakistani authorities say a roadside bomb exploded outside a college in the southwestern city of Quetta, killing four people and wounding 15, mostly passers-by
Judge postpones penalty trial for Parkland school gunman
A judge has postponed the penalty trial for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz to Feb. 21