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There will be 32 candidates on the ballot in Chicago’s school board elections on Nov. 5. Here’s an updated list.
Will Fletcher led Chicago Public Schools’ watchdog agency since 2020 and oversaw probes into pandemic-era aid, JROTC, and sexual misconduct.
Sources close to Chicago Public Schools say Martinez wants to continue as CEO.
Forty-nine Illinois school districts are still below 70% adequately funded, according to the state.
A former Chicago school board member answers four questions about how the Board of Education works — and how the new board can be effective.
The district is adjusting bell times and creating transportation hubs in order to provide busing to more students.
Chicago will elect 10 new school board members in 2024, ending 30 years of mayoral control.
The district posted its opening proposals online and the union shared its contract ideas with members. Both sides want at least a four-year agreement.
Chicago Public Schools’ newly proposed safety plan for schools would get rid of campus police and require more training and implementation of restorative justice practices.
The district’s plan calls for training on alternative discipline practices and aims to focus on the “root cause” of student behavior.
The Academy for Local Leadership launched its inaugural class in March ahead of Chicago’s shift to a partially-elected school board.
The teachers union shared more details about demands it will make as it negotiates a new contract with Chicago Public Schools.
Every school will have certain guaranteed staff, including an assistant principal, a counselor, and core classroom teachers, under a new funding formula officials plan to use starting next school year.
Dual language programs are meant to teach students in English and another language.
After years of thorny relationships with district officials and mayors, the Chicago Teachers Union will bargain a new contract this year with a district that now answers to former CTU organizer Mayor Brandon Johnson.
Principals are the leaders of their schools and staff. But in Chicago, multiple entities have power over principals — and soon, an elected school board and a principals union could impact how school leaders work.
Chicago’s Board of Education to vote on removing police officers from schools
District officials said they’re working to get more teachers certified to teach English language learners.
Four parents share the challenges and possibilities of these “mini-school boards” that Chicago has had for 35 years.
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