Education

Another day of uncertainty for Chicago Public Schools parents and students as the fight continued between the district and the Chicago Teachers Union.

The University of Illinois said all students, staff and faulty will need to get a COVID-19 booster shot.

Chicago Public Schools has canceled classes again on Thursday as a standoff continues with the Chicago Teachers Union over COVID-19 safety protocols.

A Chicago Public Schools teacher battling cancer told Fox News on Wednesday that he will not stop in-person lessons, despite the Chicago Teachers Union vote requiring a return to virtual learning.

Glenbrook High School District 225 sent an announcement to parents Wednesday saying it is transitioning to an "Adaptive Pause" on in-person classes because of a staffing shortage.  

"It’s an unauthorized wildcat strike. It's the employees telling the boss, ‘we're doing what we want! Pay us anyway. And, if you don't succumb to what our terms of employment are, too bad!’ That's exactly what it is. It's a wildcat strike," said labor lawyer Burt Odelson.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot warned that she will take action against teachers who refuse to show up to school today after a union voted against in-person learning.

Leaders of Chicago Public Schools canceled classes Wednesday after the teachers union voted to switch to remote learning due to the surge in COVID-19 cases.

Parents in Chicago are outraged as the city's teachers union mulls a potential walkout this week ahead of a vote on whether the schools will return to remote learning.

A Glenbrook Off Campus teacher was charged Tuesday with sexually assaulting a student in northwest suburban Arlington Heights.