Reema Amin

Reema Amin

Reporter, Chalkbeat Chicago

Reema Amin covers Chicago public schools. She previously covered New York City public schools for Chalkbeat New York from 2018 to 2023. Before Chalkbeat, she covered city and state government for the Daily Press in Virginia’s Hampton Roads region and was a breaking news reporter at the Chicago Sun-Times. Reema received a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a master’s degree in public affairs journalism from Columbia College Chicago.

The district says its proposed changes are meant to create a more equitable fee structure for all schools.

Chalkbeat Chicago wants to see the campaign material that Chicagoans have received during the 2026 school board election season.

With just a month left before Election Day, most of Chicago’s major education special interests are pumping money into ads and texts to promote their preferred candidates or cut down opponents.

The district has reversed layoffs for 350 people so far. But it’s unclear how long those people will be able to stay in their positions.

Revuluri is the second candidate to drop out of the highly competitive and historic race.