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CPS to enforce nine training sessions for local school council members
Chicago
3 days ago

Charters

Chicago
June 18, 2018

Last holdout charter signs on to CPS’ stringent new background check policy


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Chicago
June 18, 2018

5 ways ‘Janus’ Supreme Court ruling could affect Illinois schools

Chicago
June 20, 2018

Five award-winning teachers talk recharging over the summer

Rahm

Chicago
June 18, 2018

Emanuel touts Chicago grads’ successes in defense of CPS

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Meet Chalkbeat Chicago

Meet us

Chicago
May 22, 2018

Chalkbeat Chicago reporter Adeshina Emmanuel on race, public schools, and “tough love” in CPS

Last week, I gave you an overview of our plans for Chalkbeat Chicago and shared an inside look at our first community…

Listening Tour 2018

Chicago
May 15, 2018

“Don’t test dummy my children.” What you told us about schools in Washington Park

At Chalkbeat Chicago, the following question is in our DNA: How do we improve public education here? As we gear up to start publishing…

An Introduction

Chicago
May 14, 2018

What’s missing from the conversation about Chicago schools?

Last week, I co-hosted a dinner for 45 parents, educators, students and community members at Walter H. Dyett High School for the Arts in Washington…

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student activism

Chicago
June 15, 2018

Five Chicago student activists on why they will be in your face this summer

Trevon Bosley’s brother was murdered while attending band rehearsal at church. Shot from the street while helping a friend with drums in 2006,…

Old buildings

Chicago
June 14, 2018

Community members have plenty to say about CPS’ 10-year facilities master plan

Carolina Gaete had a question. The North Lawndale resident wanted to know how Chicago Public Schools decides which improvements to fund…

Investigations

Chicago
June 12, 2018

10 questions for the CPS Inspector General as he wades into the student sex abuse scandal

In the past year, Chicago Board of Education Inspector General Nicholas Schuler has led investigations into improper admissions at selective enrollment programs…

Student Experience

Chicago
June 11, 2018

After Chicago shuttered 50 schools, this teen with autism “got stuck”

Sylvana Gavilanes was 13 when Chicago Public Schools closed down Trumbull Elementary, which sat on a busy corner in Andersonville on Chicago’s…

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Future of Schools

By the numbers

Chicago
June 7, 2018

How many layoffs at your CPS school?

Chicago Public Schools announced Wednesday that the district will lay off 156 teachers and 382 support personnel at the end of the school year.

Layoffs

Chicago
June 6, 2018

Chicago Public Schools to cut 156 teachers, 382 support personnel

Chicago Public Schools announced Wednesday that the district will lay off 156 teachers and 382 support personnel at the end of the school…

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early dismissals

Newark
2 days ago

Top Newark school officials ousted in leadership shake-up as new superintendent prepares to take over

About 30 Newark Public Schools officials and administrators were given the option Friday to resign or face termination.

Unintended consequences

Colorado
3 days ago

When Denver stopped lunch-shaming, debt from unpaid meals skyrocketed

After the Denver school district outlawed lunch-shaming last fall, debt from unpaid lunches ballooned.

stump speech

New York
3 days ago

New York City schools Chancellor Richard Carranza on segregation, national politics, and being Mexican-American

In his two months on the job, Chancellor Richard Carranza has left little room to doubt how he thinks and feels about…