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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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.
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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 ...
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‘A Tsunami Coming From Washington’: Chicago, Illinois Leaders Respond to Education Department Layoffs
Officials from Chicago and Illinois are sounding the alarm as the U.S. Department of Education plans to lay off about half of ...
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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Democrat Whines About ICE Arresting Migrant ‘Parent’ Outside School. Turns Out Perp Is Twice-Deported Gangbanger
A Democratic congressman chided Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for making an arrest near a school building, ...
Back from Capitol Hill, mayor talks Congressional questioning, CTU contract, Dept. of Ed.
Johnson became the first mayor since Richard M. Daley to testify before Congress when he, along with the mayors from New York ...
CPS budget amendment targets CTU contract, disputed city pension payment
The amendment says CPS will pay for teacher raises still being negotiated and a controversial pension payment, but is vague ...
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As big costs loom, Chicago’s school board plans to amend its budget. But questions remain.
Chicago Public Schools is proposing a budget amendment to the school board ... budget amendment is the right amendment to ...
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10th Circuit rejects for-profit university’s efforts to dismiss whistleblower case
A panel of judges said it lacked jurisdiction to hear the motion to dismiss and allowed a former faculty member to continue ...