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Nereida Moreno

Education Reporter
Students from the Von Steuben High School thrifting club take a field trip after school to The Village Discount Outlet Store to go thrifting as a group on October 05, 2023.
Arts & Culture
What’s old is new again for yet another class of high schoolers in Chicago
By Nereida Moreno
 
Safe Passage field supervisor on the job for Chicago Public Schools on the West Side
Education
'They are my motivation:' CPS Safe Passage worker hits the streets every day to keep kids safe
By Nereida Moreno
 
WBEZ
Education
Even on days of record-setting high temps, teens still reach for their hoodies. Why?
By Nereida Moreno
 
WBEZ
Education
This mom and son mark another milestone in their migrant journey: A first day of school
By Nereida Moreno
 
ReeShell Parra Fernandez, an incoming student at CPS and a recent migrant arrival from Venezuela, carries her nephew, Jose Mathias Estrada, at their home in Brighton Park.
Education
CPS juggles funding, bilingual staff to welcome thousands of new migrant students
By Nader Issa , Michael Loria , and 1 more
 
WBEZ
Education
Chicago Public Schools families left without a bus ride to class face ‘enormous stress’ as first day nears
By Nereida Moreno
 
back 2 school
Education
As the new school year nears, Chicago kids share their hopes and fears
By Nereida Moreno
 
A student walks off the bus on the first day of school in 2022.
Education
Chicago Public Schools lacks half the bus drivers it needs for start of classes
By Nereida Moreno
 
WBEZ
Education
This West Side teacher wants her students to know ‘they can do anything and … be anything’
By Nereida Moreno
 
Sun-Times
Education
Chicago’s Urban Prep school for boys wins right to remain open this fall
By Sarah Karp  and Nereida Moreno
 
WBEZ
Education
CPS says damaged lead paint will be removed from 80 schools this summer
By Nereida Moreno
 
WBEZ
Education
CPS says it fixed all hazardous lead paint identified this year. Records and school staff tell a different story.
By Nereida Moreno
 
WBEZ
Education
Father and son are heading to college with a surprise scholarship: ‘I was not expecting any of this’
By Nereida Moreno
 
Joe Hermle unlocks door
Education
Inside Schools: 'I love taking care of this place'
In a new series, we talk to some of the city’s unsung heroes: people who make schools run. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Nereida Moreno
By Nereida Moreno
 
WBEZ
Education
Critics of the draft voting map for Chicago’s elected school board want a do-over
By Nereida Moreno
 
Man getting Edgar haircut
Arts & Culture
Love it or hate it, meet the haircut called The Edgar
A haircut with Mexican and indigenous roots has gained widespread popularity among Gen-Z Latinos in Chicago — despite the controversy it can stir up. It’s called The Edgar. Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Nereida Moreno
By Nereida Moreno
 
WBEZ
Education
How two Chicago teens are cracking open the male-dominated world of competitive chess
By Nereida Moreno
 
Sun-Times
Education
Vallas and Johnson clash on school choice, fueling different donor bases in mayor’s race
By Nereida Moreno  and Kate Grossman