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Essential Workers

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Category: Education

With No End To Remote Learning In Sight, Teachers Offer Up Ideas On Making It Work

by Adriana Cardona-Maguigad — WBEZ February 24, 2021March 1, 2021

Every morning for the last several months, LeShawnda Morris, a seventh grade English teacher on Chicago’s West Side, greets her students with music, and a check-in question: ‘How are you feeling?’ This story also appeared in WBEZ Among the many techniques she uses to keep her students engaged during remote learning, she says none are […]

Library workers want vaccine, say professional role is disordered as pandemic drags on

by Aaron Gettinger — Hyde Park Herald February 17, 2021February 18, 2021

Despite remote learning struggles, teachers worry about in-person return

by Aaron Gettinger — Hyde Park Herald January 6, 2021January 7, 2021

Librarians sound alarms about pandemic protocols

by Elisa Shoenberger — Chicago Reader December 17, 2020January 27, 2021

Teachers Double as Tech Help for Hispanic Families

by Amaris E. Rodriguez — Borderless Magazine December 17, 2020December 18, 2020

I Caught COVID-19 (Coronavirus) at Work

by Theresa Horton — Chicago Defender October 30, 2020November 12, 2020

What happened to YOUmedia?

by Taylor Moore — Chicago Reader October 21, 2020January 27, 2021

West Side Groups Step Up To Give Essential Workers’ Kids A Safe Space To Take Virtual Classes

by Pascal Sabino - Block Club Chicago September 9, 2020September 9, 2020

Chicago Essential Workers Honored In Labor Day Mural: ‘Take The Time To Say Thank You’

by Hannah Alani - Block Club Chicago September 4, 2020September 9, 2020

School Reopening Has Turned Political, And Teachers Feel The Pressure

by Susie An - WBEZ August 28, 2020September 10, 2020

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