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Illinois Families for Public Schools is also calling for school screen time limits and the appointment of a new chief privacy officer for Chicago Public Schools.
As Chicagoans prepare to elect its school board, first-generation Chicago Public Schools’ alum Froylan Suarez is voting to advocate for more bilingual resources for immigrant families like his.
District officials said they have done a lot to preserve arts education and increase academic rigor at the former contract school. But supporters on the school board said they want to see more.
As Chicagoans prepare to elect its school board, first-generation Chicago Public Schools’ alum Froylan Suarez is voting to advocate for more bilingual resources for immigrant families like his.
Illinois Families for Public Schools is also calling for school screen time limits and the appointment of a new chief privacy officer for Chicago Public Schools.
District officials said they have done a lot to preserve arts education and increase academic rigor at the former contract school. But supporters on the school board said they want to see more.
The incumbent school board member cited “special interests prepared to spend millions of dollars” as a reason for bowing out.
The scholarship program, which rolls out next year, has raised questions of equitable access for all students and its implications on public school funding.
One family is looking forward to a new year of learning. But one mom, Jaciel Cathey, says the unpredictability of the district’s budget is impacting how long she’ll keep her son in CPS.
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Pritzker’s name has come up in speculation about which Democrats could run for president in 2028, potentially bringing his education record into the national conversation.
The school board wants voters to give their opinion on a new statewide millionaires tax and a city penalty on the owners of vacant properties. Both could generate revenue for public schools.
The board’s vote assumed an additional $100 million in unrestricted funds from the state but CPS says that money won’t be enough to reinstate every position cut earlier this summer.
The firms tied to former Ald. Isaac “Ike” Carothers and former Blagojevich administration official Bamani Obadele have gotten campaign business from Gov. JB Pritzker and in the hotly contested race for Chicago School Board president.
Two incumbents and two would-be board members survived efforts to throw out their signature petitions, and one other candidate was kicked off the ballot.
The board will consider asking Chicago voters whether they support a state millionaires tax and new penalties for owners of undeveloped city lots.
Illinois set a goal to adequately fund schools to meet student needs. Most districts are backsliding
The new funding calculations from state officials fall short of what Chicago’s school board assumed the district would receive in its recently passed budget.
Angel Gutierrez and Ellen Rosenfeld, who both faced challengers in 2024, are running unopposed this year. A mixture of politics and lack of awareness about the school board could explain why voters have been left with fewer choices.
Illinois is implementing a sales tax reduction this year for back-to-school shoppers, covering specific school supplies, clothing, and footwear.
Now about 10% of district-run schools are part of the program, which is meant to provide more wraparound support for schools. A Chalkbeat analysis previously found that schools in the program have mixed student outcomes.
CPS CEO Macquline King said she’s uncertain that school will start on time. Here’s what families and staff should expect.
The budget adopted by the board assumes that state lawmakers will provide another $150 million over what it’s already projected to provide to CPS. Some say it is a pressure tactic, and others see major financial risks.
Unite Here Local 1 has requested a fact-finding process in which a third party will review the arguments from the union and the school district.
CPS also plans to roll out a new framework to help all schools implement a 2024 district policy related to student well-being and safety.
It’s likely Johnson’s last appointment as 30 years of mayoral control ends in Chicago. Anderson is currently a candidate in the upcoming Nov. 3 election when voters will pick all 21 school board members.
Some school board members say the budget’s proposed cuts are necessary, while others wonder if they can tweak revenue projections in order to avoid them.
The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners voted to remove one candidate from the school board race.
Chicago Public Schools is finalizing its budget plan for next school year, and for many schools, that will mean significant changes to the number of staff positions.
The district revised a key revenue assumption in order to remove five planned furlough days from the $9.88 billion spending proposal for next school year. The school board is scheduled to vote on the budget on Thursday.
The complaint, filed on behalf of challenger Sendhil Revuluri, claims Dominguez didn’t file campaign expenses or contributions as required, even though he’s held a fundraising event and created campaign materials.
SEIU Illinois State Council is backing 15 candidates, 10 of whom are running against candidates backed by the Chicago Teachers Union. The endorsements highlight a growing rift between the two groups.
Last fall, then-interim CEO Macquline King floated a restructuring of the district’s network offices overseeing schools. The district backed off, but conversations in that vein have continued.
About a dozen teachers criticized the district’s proposed $9.88 billion budget for the 2026-27 school year during a Monday hearing.
With attorney Victor Henderson loaning $500,000 to his own campaign, the race to lead the city’s first fully elected school board has no donation limits. Super PACs gearing up to get involved in the board elections haven’t started spending big yet.
The budget includes layoffs and other measures to tackle a $732.5 million budget gap.
The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners voted to remove five candidates from the school board race. Five others are confirmed to be on the ballot this November.
The politically powerful Chicago Teachers Union announced a slate of endorsements for the city’s first fully elected school board Monday. The union has less campaign cash than other entities, but its tens of thousands of members can help get out the vote.