Radio Lessons in Chicago Schools

Date: September 13, 1937 • Location: Chicago Loop, United States

Chicago Public Schools began delivering lessons via radio amid to a polio outbreak, marking the first large-scale use of radio broadcasts for distance education.

Chicago Public Schools is a public school district in the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States.

This milestone marked a defining occurrence in United States's and world history, leaving an indelible imprint on societal development, international relations, and cultural memory. Its enduring ramifications continue to be examined and commemorated by historians and scholars across the globe.