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Adjunct professor fired by DePaul after optional assignment about war in Gaza, public health
CHICAGO (CBS) -- An adjunct professor was fired from her role at DePaul University, after offering an optional assignment to her students in which she asked them to explore the biological and health impacts Israel's war in Gaza has on Palestinians. Dr. Anne D'Aquino taught Health 194, Human Pathogens and Defense, across from the now torn-down pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the quad."Students were distracted," D'Aquino said. "A lot of them were volunteering at the encampment. A lot of them had friends that were at the encampment." It was a topic that was overall unavoidable, she said. Biochemist and professor Dr. D'Aquino was...
Children of migrants are facing challenges in Chicago schools
Segregation, “language deserts” and even a lack of school buses are making learning and going to school a nearly impossible task for migrant students, according to a new investigation from Block Club Chicago and Chalkbeat Chicago. Reset digs into the web of issues in CPS and beyond. GUESTS:...
Bill to prevent changes at Chicago’s selective enrollment schools appears stalled
Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news.A state bill that would prevent changes to Chicago’s selective enrollment schools and block the district from closing schools until 2027 appears to have stalled in the final scheduled hours of the legislative session.The lack of movement comes after Mayor Brandon Johnson sent a letter to Illinois Senate President Don Harmon asking him not to call the bill for a final vote, arguing it “seeks to solve problems that do not exist.”The situation is a win so far for Johnson, whose appointed Board of Education...
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