CPS and CDPH Announce Vaccination Strategy for CPS Staff

Vaccinations for Thousands of CPS Staff to Begin Mid-February CHICAGO — Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) today announced details of the plan to vaccinate thousands of eligible staff and educators under phase 1b of the city’s vaccination plan. CPS expects to begin receiving vaccines directly in mid-February, at which point it will begin a multi-month effort to offer

Column: Agassiz students will help find a new name for Lakeview school currently named for racist scientist

After an impassioned and occasionally contentious two-hour meeting, Agassiz Elementary School’s Local School Council voted 7-4 Wednesday to move ahead with a proposal that could remove the name of a racist scientist from the building — but not before winter. Agassiz Principal Mira Weber outlined a process whereby students and community members will work together to come up with a new name for the