CPS

Only about 7 percent of the district’s student body has enrolled in the testing program.

Choose to Change will reach 1,000 students this school year, CEO Pedro Martinez said Monday. Four community groups will provide services to students most impacted by violence and trauma.

Martinez's contract extends through June 2026. The school board votes Wednesday to formally appoint him.

The playground was requested by Brenneman's new leaders, who got the playground built in mere months.

Students can play basketball, practice yoga or connect with peers during Saturday programs organized by Teamwork Englewood.

Truman College's new technology center is bringing state-of-the-art equipment to more students and teachers.

"For me, it’s very clear: The schools are safe. But there’s still some anxiety to reduce," said Martinez, who took over Chicago Public Schools Sept. 29.

Chicago Public Schools — under heavy criticism for its handling of in-person learning during the pandemic — has seen 1,101 students and 342 adults test positive for COVID-19 in the month since school began.

Several people at Jensen Elementary School tested positive for coronavirus, and more than 200 people have been exposed.

The contact tracing department will grow to more than 80 people and response time will be narrowed to 48 hours, CPS officials said.

Key student groups showed attendance lags — notably pre-kindergarten students and Black and Latino students.

Pedro Martinez, a graduate of Benito Juarez High School, took over as schools chief last week.

Courtenay Elementary will get $2.1 million in city funds to update its play area for all ages of students.

Martinez, who worked for CPS under Arne Duncan, had been considering a frontrunner for the job to assume the reins from interim CEO José Torres.

"I really just need to know real-time information at my kids' individual schools," one Lane parent said.

The school has had 160 people exposed to coronavirus after two people tested positive in the first week, according to district data.

Lane Tech's first female students enrolled in September 1971 after six decades of being an all-boys institution.

Families organized a #CPSSickOut movement to try to force the district to offer virtual learning. Instead, some students were dropped from campus rolls.

Many parents and educators still have questions about when families are notified about confirmed COVID-19 cases and how quarantine works.