Chicago Public Schools’ Black student success plan hit with federal legal challenge
In a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education, a national group claims the plan is discriminatory, citing efforts by ...
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Parents Defending Education challenges Chicago district’s Black Student Success Plan as discriminatory
A group opposed to race-based initiatives filed a complaint with the Department of Education seeking to block a Chicago ...
Parents demand answers after Albany Park elementary school goes days without proper heating
Parents are demanding answers after a Northwest Side elementary school went days without proper heat during a cold snap.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson escalates push for CPS to pick up pension payment, borrow more money
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is instructing the school board to move ahead on accepting the costs of a $175 million pension payment that has been a political hot potato between City Hall and ...
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Chicago Releases Black Student Success Plan Amid Backlash Against Race-Based Initiatives
Its release during Black History Month is part of CPS’s broader five-year strategic plan and aims to address long-standing ...
Chicago Mayor Johnson names final CPS Board of Education appointment, completing 1st hybrid board
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced his final appointment to the Chicago Board of Education Tuesday, completing the city's first-ever hybrid school board.
Chicago forecast: Cold weather advisory with wind chills as low as -30
The advisory and school closures comes amid extreme cold warnings for 11 states across the U.S., stretching from the Canadian ...
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s 2026 budget proposal includes increases for K-12 schools and early childhood education
Gov. J.B. Pritzker gave his 2026 budget address on Wednesday. Here is what he asked lawmakers to approve for early childhood, ...
‘Fails to meet our standards:’ Nevada school district rejects Pedro Martinez for top job
Ousted schools CEO Pedro Martinez was tossed from the running for superintendent of the Clark County School District in ...
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Illinois governor pushes cellphone ban in public school classrooms
In his State of the State speech, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he wants to stop students from using cellphones during classroom ...
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Chicago schools doubled classroom assistants in recent years. Now, labor unions are fighting over who represents them.
Special education classroom assistants are assigned to provide additional support to students with disabilities. The Chicago ...