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In 2018, The Chicago Reporter filed more than 200 Freedom of Information Act requests, fought dozens of public agencies for access to records and sometimes we’ve even won. Here’s what we requested, what we’re still waiting for, and what we’ve learned along the way.
A docu-series from WVON looks at the history and data behind Chicago’s decades-long black population decline, and what the city’s racial makeup may look like moving forward.
The failures of Rahm Emanuel’s education policies show the need for an elected school board and more accountability.
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.
Parents have warned about the risks of closing and consolidating schools for years, but officials continue with plans that jeopardize student safety.
The state has stalled on requiring school districts with the highest suspension and expulsion rates to improve.
As Rahm Emanuel courts flashy projects amid a slew of scandals, it seems the mayor is more accountable to big-money donors than to neighborhood constituents.
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.
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.