overruled

Over Chicago’s objection, Illinois commission moves to approve two charter schools
Chicago

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union politics

Chicago

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Election aside, Chicago Teachers Union talks strike on two fronts

Chicago

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Five Chicago universities team up to push harder for bilingual education in public schools

choice of schools

National

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Who applies and who’s denied? Four things we learned from a new report on America’s charter schools

Mayoral contest

Chicago

March 13, 2019

What to do with vacant Chicago schools? Lightfoot suggests mini-police academies for some

Chicago mayor's race

heated exchange

Chicago

March 8, 2019

Between barbs, Chicago mayoral hopefuls Toni Preckwinkle and Lori Lightfoot talk schools in first televised runoff debate

Each candidate pledged to steer more resources and attention to the city’s neighborhood schools and declined to give specifics on union negotiations.

Reader survey

Chicago

March 7, 2019

Educators want to hear more from mayoral candidates on elected school board, under-enrollment

Chalkbeat Chicago readers — 60 percent of whom identified as educators or as working in a school-related field — answered a poll that solicited reader questions.

Chicago

March 5, 2019

Mayoral candidate Lori Lightfoot still undecided about schools chief Janice Jackson

A few days after mayoral candidate Toni Preckwinkle said she would retain Chicago’s schools chief if elected, opponent Lori Lightfoot said she prefers…

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In the spotlight

Chicago

March 14, 2019

National education leadership group singles out Chicago schools’ No. 2

The “future chiefs” program is considered a springboard that helps push administrators into top jobs.

School police

Chicago

March 13, 2019

As Illinois drafts new school police training guidelines, report gives peek into school safety

As a school resource officer for the past 12 years, Kip Heinle has been in all kinds of situations, from mental health emergencies…

Chicago

March 13, 2019

Alleged $2 million tuition fraud raises questions about how Chicago manages preschool

A new report says that Chicago forfeited $2 million in tuition-based preschool payments from hundreds of parents because of tuition fraud and mismanagement.

Ogden-Jenner Merger

Chicago

March 12, 2019

Merged Chicago school searches for elusive balance in its ‘fractured’ community

Jenner and Ogden’s hopeful merger was touted as an example of racial and class integration in a mostly black and brown district.

Future of Teaching

Walkout: Day 4

Chicago

February 11, 2019

Why Chicago’s second charter strike is one to watch

As Denver teachers went out on strike Monday in a pay dispute with their district, charter teachers in Chicago at four schools operated…

Raising their profile

Chicago

Updated February 7, 2019

With campaigning aldermen in tow, striking Chicago teachers target statewide charter lobbyist

The Chicago Teachers Union stepped up its pressure campaign on administrators of a second striking Chicago charter with plans to picket the downtown offices of a key pro-charter lobbying group on Thursday.

First Person

Chicago

January 18, 2019

I’m a fifth-year Chicago teacher, and the challenges aren’t letting up. Now what?

I can’t practice enough self-care to replace the structural changes needed to make our profession more sustainable.

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