Would Schools Close in a Future Pandemic?

Five years after the global Covid pandemic was declared, there is widespread agreement that closing classrooms was devastating for children. Here is what leaders say they may do next time.

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What if ICE Agents Show Up? Schools Prepare Teachers and Parents.

Across the country, educators described widespread anxiety about President-elect Donald J. Trump’s promises to deport immigrants and what it could mean for their students.

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Chicago Board of Education Votes to Fire Leader of City’s School System

The job status of Pedro Martinez, the chief executive of Chicago Public Schools, had been in doubt for months amid tension with Mayor Brandon Johnson.

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Chicago’s Mayor Is Following a Teachers’ Union Playbook

In Chicago, the mayor and the teachers’ union are tightly connected. The relationship has ushered in generous spending and led to political turmoil.

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