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How one Chicago principal is leaning on data to help black boys
Chicago
2 hours ago

big data

Chicago
22 hours ago

Three out of four Illinois kids aren’t ready for kindergarten. Why that’s a problem.


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Asked and answered

Chicago
August 9, 2018

Longtime advocate (and current First Lady) Diana Rauner sizes up the challenges ahead for early education in Illinois

Chicago
August 3, 2018

How Chicago teachers really feel about safety, discipline, and school choice

universal pre-k

Chicago
August 2, 2018

Mayor Rahm Emanuel is on a high-speed timeline for his universal pre-K rollout

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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…

More Recent Articles

new schools

Chicago
August 8, 2018

New high school plan still has some South Side residents feeling neglected

New proposed boundaries for Near South High School has garnered praise from some community members. But not everybody looks at the map and…

new schools

Chicago
August 6, 2018

Neighbors at odds heading into Near South High School hearing

On Tuesday, Near South Side residents divided over the opening of a high school on the site of a popular elementary school have…
Chicago
August 6, 2018

Chicago’s small summer programs struggle to attract teens — even amid great need

Sitting in a brightly lit classroom at Dyett High School in Washington Park, two students bounced around ideas for creating a podcast. Donnie…

Policing Schools

Chicago
August 3, 2018

Police reform could have a big impact on Chicago schools

Alex King remembers feeling unsettled whenever he saw uniformed police officers patrolling North Lawndale College Prep, guns on their hips.

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Future of Teaching

mental health

Chicago
August 1, 2018

Trauma can make it hard for kids to learn. Here’s how teachers learn to deal with that.

There’s no debating that childhood trauma seriously impacts how students learn. Researchers have tied stressful events such as divorces, deportations, neglect,…

How I Teach

Chicago
July 30, 2018

This Chicago preschool teacher is touting an alternative to the traditional playground

Here, in a feature we call How I Teach, we ask educators who’ve been recognized for their work how they approach their jobs.

Race and equity

Chicago
July 24, 2018

Here’s some advice for CPS’ future Chief Equity Officer in year one

When a small group of central office staff met earlier this year at Chicago Public Schools headquarters to discuss a grant, the conversation…

More from Chalkbeat

big data

Chicago
22 hours ago

Three out of four Illinois kids aren’t ready for kindergarten. Why that’s a problem.

Only 16 percent of low-income students demonstrated kindergarten readiness in Illinois. The three core benchmarks are social emotional learning, literacy, and math.

testing accountability

National
15 hours ago

Pressuring schools to raise test scores got diminishing returns, new study of No Child Left Behind finds

Does tightening the screws on schools and teachers lead to benefits for students? For the past couple of decades, school reform…

Local funding

Colorado
16 hours ago

Aurora board to consider placing school tax hike on November ballot

The proposed tax hike is expected to generate $35 million for the district in 2019.