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Chicago Black Student Success Plan Amid Backlash Against Race-Based Initiatives
Last year, a Virginia-based advocacy group challenged a Los Angeles Unified School District initiative aimed at boosting ...
Chicago Schools’ Bid to Boost Black Student Achievement Draws Legal Challenge
A conservative advocacy group filed a legal challenge against Chicago Public Schools on Friday over an initiative to give ...
Editorial: Mayor Brandon Johnson is maxing out Chicago’s credit card. Aldermen, intervene.
We keep learning more highly questionable aspects of the Johnson administration’s plan to float $830 million in new bonds.
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Trump's anti-DEI stance has Illinois companies tight-lipped or reversing diversity policies
The Sun-Times reviewed the policies of 15 major Illinois-based public companies and found some changed their policies and ...
Parents demand answers after Albany Park elementary school goes days without proper heating
Parents are demanding answers after a Northwest Side elementary school went days without proper heat during a cold snap.
Chicago Public Schools’ Black student success plan hit with federal legal challenge
In a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education, a national group claims the plan is discriminatory, citing efforts by ...
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Illinois Utility Announces $100 Million Rebate for Electric Vehicle Projects as Federal Funding Freezes
The rebate program will help customers in the public and private sectors pay for charging infrastructure and fleet conversion ...
How Schools Are Navigating Trump’s Immigration Policies
"Teachers just want to teach, and not every day have to be overloaded with another thing to protect a child from." ...
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Chicago students share mixed feelings on Pritzker proposal to restrict classroom use of cellphones
Gov. JB Pritzker’s plan would require school districts to develop policies that ban cells in the classroom. But some students ...
CPS skilled trades recruitment event sparks interest in career pathways for high school juniors, seniors
The event is a partnership with city agencies, City Colleges of Chicago, and labor and corporate partners to promote pathways ...
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Evidence-based programs provide vital support to young students, parents
Federal funding from NIH and the Department of Education supports two long-running educational programs facilitated by Johns Hopkins University researchers ...