CPS school board members push for outside experts in budget showdown
Several Chicago school board members requested that outside experts opine on the school district’s budget woes at the first ...
Some CPS teachers claim REACH evaluation system disproportionately targets Black educators
Critics point to the evaluation system as cause for a decline in the number of Black teachers in Chicago Public Schools.
Trump takes aim at Chicago again — this time with a federal task force on antisemitism
Jason Lee, a senior adviser to Mayor Brandon Johnson, was not surprised at the DOJ initiative. He noted the new Federal Task ...
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Frustrated Parents At 2 Acero Charter Schools Closing This Year Weigh Options: ‘Our Hands Are Tied’
Parents and teachers at Paz, one of two Acero schools closing in June, said officials are not providing transfer options that ...
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Chicago’s school board debates high-stakes budget amendment ahead of vote
The Chicago Board of Education is poised to vote on an amendment to the district’s 2024-25 budget that accounts for $139 ...
The Cost Of A Meal That Sticks In The Throat
Meyer gives The Detail the statistics and study results that back up claims that feeding school children has huge paybacks in ...
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Johnson's labor liaison to leave City Hall
Bridget Early, the deputy mayor for labor relations, will depart the Johnson administration at the end of the week.
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Economists, Campaign Groups Hit Out At PPP’s Labelling Them ‘Ideological, Reckless’
There is no financial case for PPPs in New Zealand where the Crown can borrow more cheaply, said CTU Economist Craig Renney.
CPS per student spending soars while private school excels on thin budget
Taxpayers are spending tens of thousands of dollars per student at public high schools in Chicago, and at two schools, the ...
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JIM LONG: Teachers Unions’ Worst Nightmare Could Come True
For most Illinois students, learning ability is limited by their ZIP code far more than their academic capabilities. But for ...
‘Our kids will suffer’: Local lawmakers weigh in on mass layoffs at Department of Education
President Trump has announced that 1,315 staffers will be laid off from the Department of Education, with the goal of taking ...
Chicago school board discusses $139M budget amendment for pensions, contracts
More questions than answers came out of Thursday's Chicago Board of Education hearing, the first of two to discuss how Chicago Public Schools plans to pay for several pending obligations.