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February 10, 2021

Chicago Teachers Vote to Return to In-Person Teaching After Battle with City Officials
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In labor and education news, Chicago teachers approved a plan to return
to in-person teaching. Some teachers and students are expected to return
to classrooms as soon as this week, with a staggered reentry for pre-K
through eighth grade. No date has been set for reopening high schools
yet. The agreement between the Chicago Teachers Union and the school
district also calls for an increased allotment of vaccines for teachers,
improved ventilation in schools, and better contact tracing protocols.

In related news, the White House said Tuesday the administration is
aiming to have over 50% of schools hold at least one day of in-person
teaching per week within its first 100 days, rather than the much more
ambitious goal Biden announced in December of reopening "a majority of
our schools" within his first 100 days.


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