Slow down, please
Monday, Mar 30, 2020 - Posted by Rich Miller
* A single source who has been battling with the mayor for months is relied upon for a big splashy “scoop”…
CPS students unlikely to return to schools this year, alderman says after mayoral briefing
Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday outlined a plan for “remote learning” — including the distribution of lap-top computers to needy students — leaving one aldermen to conclude that Chicago Public Schools students have attended their last day of in-person classes this academic year.
“They’re doing remote learning for the rest of the year. … We have no expectation of them going back,” Ald. Ray Lopez (15th) told the Sun-Times after a conference call with the mayor.
Pressed on whether Lightfoot said students would not return to school buildings for the rest of the year, Lopez said, “I don’t know if that was the exact words. But, that’s the implication— that the rest of the school year will be remote learning. I don’t know why they’d have to go back if they’re all learning at home.”
I checked with three Chicago aldermen after that story came out and they all said Ray Lopez jumped the gun. No determination has yet been made, they said. The mayor was just laying out the CPS remote-learning plan.
That doesn’t mean the story will be wrong in the coming days. I have no idea. But I do know that it’s not right today.
* The mayor was asked about the piece at her news conference today…
- Commonsense in Illinois - Monday, Mar 30, 20 @ 1:37 pm:
…another entry for the definition of Covidiot?
- RNUG - Monday, Mar 30, 20 @ 2:17 pm:
Springfield 186 is handing out Chromebooks for kids that need them on a schedule today and tomorrow at the various schools. I take that action as they don’t expect to be back in the physical buildings any time soon.
Trump / JB want us all isolated until May, subject to future data.
If I was betting, I would say the schools stay closed until Fall.
I had planned a big event here in Springfield in June; I’ve started conversations about moving it to August / September.
- Cubs in '16 - Monday, Mar 30, 20 @ 2:55 pm:
===I take that action as they don’t expect to be back===
That may end up being the case but the reason they’re handing out computers is so every student (theoretically) can participate in remote learning as mandated by the US Dept. of Ed. No days beyond tomorrow can be counted as ‘Act of God’ days.
- ajjacksson - Monday, Mar 30, 20 @ 3:47 pm:
Why project so far into the future–in this case, beyond April 30 or even beyond April 20? To cancel now is to say that remote learning is as good as face to face learning–which is clearly not the case.
I like the way Gov. Pritzer is handling it–two weeks at a time. There’s no rush to set a calendar beyond that. I’d rather have one week of school cancelled 8 times, than to have 8 weeks of school cancelled all at once.
- Frank talks - Monday, Mar 30, 20 @ 4:22 pm:
It’s cool the way Alderman Lopez thinks it’s fun to get press pops at the expense of stressing parents and kids out. Good guy
- Rich Miller - Monday, Mar 30, 20 @ 4:44 pm:
===It’s cool the way Alderman Lopez thinks===
Ray is gonna Ray. The CST should know better.