The debate over COVID vaccine mandates took center stage at the Illinois state board of education’s monthly meeting, where about two dozen school leaders, teachers union representatives, and educators voiced both support and opposition to a proposed rule that would require school employees to be inoculated. The testimony, which took place during a public hearing […]

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The scramble for parents to get COVID vaccine appointments for young students has obscured a problem officials chose to spotlight Wednesday: low vaccination rates among Black and Latino children in Illinois. In Chicago and Cook County, vaccine hesitancy among Black parents is nearly three times higher than among white parents, even though Black Chicagoans comprise […]

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