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Editorial: Teachers contract won’t end the drama over Chicago Public Schools
Court order notwithstanding, Mayor Johnson’s school board allies are still trying to sideline Chicago Public Schools CEO ...
Republican-led states keep adding school voucher programs even as critics worry about cost
State lawmakers across the U.S. are pushing to use more taxpayer dollars to pay for private school tuitions and homeschooling ...
Daywatch: Pritzker’s pick to replace retiring Sen. Dick Durbin
Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker is expected to endorse his running mate, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, for the U.S. Senate today, a ...
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Chicago Public Schools floats hundreds of layoffs as one option to close $529 million budget gap
Chicago Public Schools is considering laying off hundreds of school-based staffers next school year — one of multiple ...
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Chicago school board launches a Black Student Achievement Committee
The Chicago school board voted unanimously to form a new district committee tasked with improving the experience and academic ...
Supreme Court leans toward parents in dispute over LGBTQ storybooks in school
The Supreme Court appears poised to establish a right of parents of public school children to opt-out their kids from lessons offensive to religious beliefs.
Child measles deaths draw attention to the importance of vaccines
There is a lot of misinformation and disinformation on the internet and in the news, and it is easy to be wary in the face of ...
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Chicago’s busiest art couple is shaping the city one project at a time
Meet Edra Soto and Dan Sullivan. From EXPO and museums to ‘The Bear,’ it’s hard to find Chicago cultural landscapes that ...
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Chicago superintendent Pedro Martinez chosen as next Mass. education commissioner
Pedro Martinez, the superintendent of Chicago Public Schools, is on track to become Massachusetts's next education ...