Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Rahm Emanuel tries his hand at fiction. And the media is buying it.
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In a media misinformation blitz, the outgoing mayor rewrites his record on police reform and schools.
Chicago Reporter (https://www.chicagoreporter.com/category/key-issue/education/page/2/)
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In a media misinformation blitz, the outgoing mayor rewrites his record on police reform and schools.
New contracts at Acero and the Chicago International Charter School network enshrine protections for undocumented students and take steps toward stronger bilingual services and increasing teacher diversity.
The failures of Rahm Emanuel’s education policies show the need for an elected school board and more accountability.
Parents have warned about the risks of closing and consolidating schools for years, but officials continue with plans that jeopardize student safety.
The state is legally required to publish data on the race and ethnicity of students who are disciplined in schools. Here’s why that’s not happening.
The state has stalled on requiring school districts with the highest suspension and expulsion rates to improve.
National Teachers Academy parents argue that Chicago’s plan is discriminatory towards the top-ranked South Loop school’s mostly low-income and African-American students.
More than half of applicants for Illinois’ Monetary Award Program, which helps poor students pay for college tuition, were turned away in the 2016-17 school year due to a lack of state funding.
Although Chicago Public Schools promised a better education for thousands displaced by 2013’s closures, those students saw long-term negative effects, a sweeping report shows.
The recent sales of four vacant schools to private school operators could stir more competition for the public school system as school choice initiatives gain support in the state and nation.