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Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s pick to head the Chicago Board of Education has a long record of independence in advocating for public education and neighborhood schools.
Urban Prep Academy in Chicago made a name by boasting about its 100% college acceptance rates for graduating seniors. A founding teacher at Urban Prep explains why that statistic is misleading.
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.