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Chicago’s teaching corps is becoming whiter. How the district hopes to entice — and keep — more teachers of color
FROM Chalkbeat Chicago
Chicago’s teaching corps is becoming whiter. How the district hopes to entice — and keep — more teachers of color

Chicago has lost a quarter of its black teaching force in six years — when its student body is increasingly non-white. How can the district retain more teachers of color?

By 
Ariel Cheung
and
Adeshina Emmanuel
 | December 20, 2019
Chicago is attracting more substitute teachers — but here’s why many classrooms still go wanting
FROM Chalkbeat Chicago
Chicago is attracting more substitute teachers — but here’s why many classrooms still go wanting

Chicago is recruiting more substitute teachers with pay bumps at hard-to-fill schools and relaxed restrictions on retirees.

By 
Ariel Cheung
 | December 11, 2019
7 questions asked and answered about Chicago’s new teacher diversity committee
FROM Chalkbeat Chicago
7 questions asked and answered about Chicago’s new teacher diversity committee

History professor and Chicago school board member Elizabeth Todd-Breland discusses efforts to increase teacher diversity in public schools.

By 
Ariel Cheung
 | December 9, 2019
Chicago is expanding sought-after academic programs. Now it’s seeing some welcome payoffs.
FROM Chalkbeat Chicago
Chicago is expanding sought-after academic programs. Now it’s seeing some welcome payoffs.

As it sprinkles academic programs citywide to spread opportunity more equitably, Chicago has found that half the schools with expanded offerings gained enrollment.

By 
Ariel Cheung
 | November 25, 2019
Aspen portal glitch puts teachers and parents on edge as report cards released
FROM Chalkbeat Chicago
Aspen portal glitch puts teachers and parents on edge as report cards released

The issues with the technology portal, shared with wry despair on social media, capped off the $7.9 million program’s second quarter in use.

By 
Ariel Cheung
 | November 19, 2019
Chicago schools to compete again for special program funding, with revised rules for 2020
FROM Chalkbeat Chicago
Chicago schools to compete again for special program funding, with revised rules for 2020

“We are taking a much more nuanced approach this year,” a school district official said.

By 
Ariel Cheung
 | November 19, 2019
As they cast contract vote, some Chicago teachers feel unsettled
FROM Chalkbeat Chicago
As they cast contract vote, some Chicago teachers feel unsettled

As teachers cast ballots on their five-year contract Thursday and into Friday, some report feeling unsettled, particularly as questions surrounding issues such as pay for veteran educators continue to go unanswered.

By 
Cassie Walker Burke
and
Ariel Cheung
 | November 15, 2019
Lots more Latino students, not so many Latino teachers: Data reflect Illinois’ disparate changes
FROM Chalkbeat Chicago
Lots more Latino students, not so many Latino teachers: Data reflect Illinois’ disparate changes

The state’s population of Latino students has surged over the past decade, but the slower-evolving teacher force has not kept pace, new data from the Illinois Report Card show.

By 
Ariel Cheung
 | November 13, 2019
The state oversees Chicago’s special education program. Will the new teachers union contract help?
FROM Chalkbeat Chicago
The state oversees Chicago’s special education program. Will the new teachers union contract help?

The tentative agreement that ended the strike spells out some possibilities for improvement but also renews questions about CPS's special education capacity.

By 
Ariel Cheung
 | November 5, 2019
Live updates from Day 11 of the Chicago teachers strike: One final back-and-forth
FROM Chalkbeat Chicago
Live updates from Day 11 of the Chicago teachers strike: One final back-and-forth

Follow along here for live updates as we track negotiations, rallies, and more.

By 
Cassie Walker Burke
,
Heather Cherone
and 3 more
 | October 31, 2019

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