CPS proposes going back to school in August, ditching traditional post-Labor Day start – Chicago Sun-Times*

The district said the August start would “help minimize summer learning loss after an already disrupted 2020-21 school year,” and would “provide additional instructional time to high school students in advance of high-stakes spring exams such as SAT, PSAT, AP and IB.”
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The True Believer
5 years ago

The lazy teachers who haven’t worked in a year will have another excuse not to come back in fall. My guess is student vaccines and improved (very expensive) air circulation systems. Then they will get another year off.

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