Aldermen to dive into school reopening debate as teachers’ union tensions flare

Members of the City Council will get a long-awaited chance on Monday to publicly challenge Chicago Public Schools and city health officials over their controversial plan to send some students back to school.  

The council’s Committee on Education and Childhood Development is scheduled to hold a subject matter hearing at 10 a.m. to discuss the district’s reopening plan, at the same time preschoolers and special education students are invited to return to in-person learning for the first time since last March.