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Mayor Lori Lightfoot arrives to announce a tentative agreement has been reached with the Chicago Teachers Union to reopen schools, Feb. 7, 2021.
Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune
Mayor Lori Lightfoot arrives to announce a tentative agreement has been reached with the Chicago Teachers Union to reopen schools, Feb. 7, 2021.
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About 6,500 CPS students in prekindergarten and special education were due to arrive to schools for in-person classes on Jan. 11, 2021, in a district whose total enrollment is about 350,000. Less than 40% of preschool through eighth grade families have chosen to send their children back for in-person learning.