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Author Archives: Kalyn Belsha

Kalyn is a reporter for The Chicago Reporter. Email her at kbelsha@chicagoreporter.com and follow her on Twitter @kalynbelsha.

Posted inEducation

Alternative schools bear the brunt of student deaths in Chicago

by Kalyn Belsha and Cayla Clements September 4, 2018November 8, 2019

The district’s most vulnerable students often end up in alternative schools that are especially under-resourced to cope with the trauma of gun violence.

Posted inBehind the Data, Education

How Illinois obscures racial disparities in school discipline data

by Kalyn Belsha July 18, 2018July 19, 2018
Posted inEducation

As school discipline disparities worsen, Illinois has yet to require reforms

by Kalyn Belsha July 18, 2018October 4, 2019
Posted inEducation

Lawsuit seeks to stop school closing, alleging racial discrimination

by Kalyn Belsha June 19, 2018June 19, 2018
Posted inEducation

Study: After mass school closings, impacted students lagged academically

by Kalyn Belsha May 22, 2018May 22, 2018
Posted inEducation

Private schools, poised to grow in Illinois, move into closed Chicago public schools

by Kalyn Belsha April 24, 2018July 18, 2018
Posted inEducation

For one black family, a cycle of school closings

by Kalyn Belsha March 1, 2018June 19, 2018
Posted inEducation

When Chicago closed her kids’ school, she decided to fight back

by Kalyn Belsha and Bill Healy February 24, 2018December 24, 2018
Posted inEducation

Thousands of black students leave Chicago for other segregated districts

by Kalyn Belsha December 19, 2017September 4, 2018
Posted inEducation

Closed schools could remain vacant without public subsidy

by Kalyn Belsha July 24, 2017October 12, 2017

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