Chicago
Sharon Toi Overton fell in love with music and acting at a young age. Now, she is bringing her passion to students at Ray Graham Training Center. This year, her students will perform in a production of ‘The Wiz.’
A survey of 1,361 Chicago adults, conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago, found lower awareness of the elected school board among younger people and those who identify as Black and Latino.
The bill signed by JB Pritzker bars public colleges and universities and child care centers licensed by the state from disclosing certain individuals’ immigration and citizenship status.
As ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ spreads fear, some school safety workers — and students — are staying home.
The Board of Education will vote later this month on whether to sell the former Bontemps, Henson, and Shedd elementary schools.
State Superintendent Tony Sanders says the state board will provide more time for feedback on changes to the accountability system that labels schools based on student metrics. The new timeline includes more public feedback opportunities and delays a final vote by the state board to April.
The district is seeking applications from students, parents, staffers, and residents 7 months after the school board voted to launch the committee.
Some Chicago Head Start providers are expecting funding grants to be renewed by Dec. 1, when their grant cycle is supposed to start. But they have yet to hear about the status of funding.
Chicago Board of Education members held a rally outside of Austin High School to urge city officials to vote in favor of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $16.6 billion budget proposal. Members warn there could be staffing cuts if the plan is voted down.
The Chicago Board of Education narrowed its search for CEO to two finalists. But after the names were leaked earlier this month, board members now say they are “reconsidering” and “recalibrating.”
Months into ICE raids, Chicago teachers and community members are finding ways to help students cope with trauma inflicted on their communities.
Left-wing political coalitions have typically supported elected school boards. Yet as districts face new existential threats, progressive mayors are testing that and other assumptions.
The state board’s current proposal would drop the 9th Grade On-Track metric from the calculation used to label schools based on performance. The changes have raised concerns for board members and local advocates.
As the federal government ratched up immigration enforcement in Chicago, local organizations and legal groups have pushed families to create documents that give temporary custody of their children to someone they trust.
Illinois education officials summarized public input gathered at budget hearings in September and October. Transportation and increasing the state’s evidence-based funding formula by at least $350 million were the most frequent budget requests made by the public.
The LEARN charter school network is appealing to the state a decision by North Chicago District 187 to close two schools it operates in the suburban community in 2027. That district is in the process of transitioning out of state oversight.
District officials are considering a request from Cisneros’ principal and advisory council to move the charter that CPS is absorbing onto a district campus.
A group of seven mothers who serve as parent mentors in Chicago Public Schools are trying to help families in their communities amid the Trump administration’s increased immigration enforcement in Chicago.
Student privacy and mental health advocates are concerned about a no-cost contract between the school district and for-profit Hazel Health, which is set to renew in December.
The district’s inspector general issued a special report flagging lax travel spending oversight and excessive professional development trips.