Daywatch: CPS calls special meeting over charter school closures
Good morning, Chicago. In the latest development in a monthslong battle between the Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago ...
Editorial: Who’s the threat to democracy now? Brandon Johnson mocks Chicago voters with CPS power play.
Five newly elected members of the Chicago Board of Education delivered a blunt message Tuesday to Mayor Brandon Johnson. Yes, ...
CPS calls special board meeting over Acero charter school closures
In the latest development in a monthslong battle between the Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union, the school board will convene for a special meeting to address the impending ...
Chicago Board of Ed. to hold special meeting as some try to blame CPS CEO for Acero school closings
The mayor asked CPS CEO Pedro Martinez to resign because he refused to secure a short-term high interest loan to pay for a ...
Chicago Teachers Union rallies for "green schools," upgrades such as lead pipe replacement
The demand for "green schools" includes upgrades such as replacing lead pipes. Teachers and students spoke out about some problems they see daily. "When I think of green schools, I think of schools ...
How will Donald Trump’s plans for education affect Chicago Public Schools?
Bobby Reyes fears what a wholesale elimination of the U.S. Department of Education might mean for his two daughters — ages 10 ...
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Chicago Mayor Johnson calls for CPS to craft ‘contingency plan’ for planned Acero closures
While Johnson emphasized that he’s not saying CPS CEO Pedro Martinez did something wrong, he said the district needs to put ...
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Chicago’s First School Board Race Brings a Mixed Bag of Ideologies
Facing their first-ever election for school board, voters in Chicago on Tuesday delivered a decidedly mixed message, electing ...
Democrats go dark on education
K-12 education was a top political concern for Democrats up until everyone realized how terribly they managed it.
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Chicago has picked its first elected school board members. Now it’s Mayor Johnson’s turn to choose.
For the first time in Chicago’s history, voters on Tuesday chose 10 people to be on the city’s partially elected, 21-member ...
School board elections a mixed bag for Chicago mayor, teachers union
The city’s first elections to the school board were disappointing for candidates backed by the Chicago Teachers Union, but ...
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Mixed results for CTU as Chicagoans vote for first elected school board
The CTU had sought to tie opposing candidates to Donald Trump, Republican billionares and Project 2025. Some of the opposing candidates sought to tie the CTU candidates to Johnson. At the end of the ...