Sarah Karp
Sarah Karp is a reporter at WBEZ. A former reporter for Catalyst-Chicago, the Chicago Reporterand the Daily Southtown, Karp has covered education, and children and family issues for more than 15 years. She is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism. She has won five Education Writers Association awards, three Society of Professional Journalism awards and the 2005 Sidney Hillman Award. She is a native of Chicago.
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The Chicago Board of Education needs a new slate of members when they all resigned after political squabbles about a budget shortfall. It's a huge shock for the country's fourth-largest district.
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Public school classes are canceled again as the teachers union and the city continue negotiations surrounding in-person and virtual learning due to the omicron-fueled COVID surge.
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Chicago Public Schools resumed in-person learning on Monday, over objections from the teachers union. Teachers will vote Tuesday to defy demands to teach in person, which could lead to a walkout.
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As more Chicago students return to in-person classes, officials are trying to ensure a smooth reopening. But some parents are pushing back and staff worry about returning in person.
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Chicago students will start returning to school for in-person classes, after the city and the teachers' union reached an agreement on how to reopen schools safely during the pandemic.
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About a third of U.S. students haven't had a single day in a classroom since March 2020. Coming back now — with the virus still spreading and teachers pushing back — hasn't been easy. -
Chicago teachers are going back to school Friday with a new contract and an agreement with the mayor to make up five of the 11 days lost to the walkout.
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Vice President Pence is meeting with Turkey's President Erdogan in Ankara, trying to convince him to stop the assault on the Kurds in Syria. Also, a look at the history of Gordon Sondland.
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Chicago teachers will hit the picket line Thursday morning. The teachers' union voted to go on strike after delegates rejected the school district's contract proposals.
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Wednesday that she expects the teachers union to move ahead with a strike after a contract agreement wasn't reached.
