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The Chicago Reporter

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Investigating race and poverty since 1972

Tag: education policy

Posted inCoronavirus

Giving private schools federal emergency funds slated for low-income students will shortchange at-risk kids

by Derek W. Black May 21, 2020May 22, 2020

The Education Department is reinterpreting rules Congress wrote for how public school systems should share federal dollars with private schools.

Posted inPerspectives

Asians are good at math? Why dressing up racism as a compliment just doesn’t add up

by Niral Shah January 10, 2020January 10, 2020
Posted inPerspectives

The Chicago teachers’ strike isn’t just about kids – it’s about union power too

by Bradley D. Marianno and Katharine O. Strunk October 24, 2019October 24, 2019
Posted inPerspectives

What school segregation looks like in the US today, in 4 charts

by Erica Frankenberg July 26, 2019July 26, 2019
Posted inChicago Election 2019, Education, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

On schools, Chicago’s next mayor should really listen to the community

by Curtis Black September 27, 2018January 15, 2019
Posted inPerspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

What’s at stake for Chicago and Illinois under President Trump

by Curtis Black January 20, 2017April 23, 2018
Posted inEducation, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Is Illinois’ school funding discriminatory? Urban League pushes for court ruling

by Curtis Black October 20, 2016May 15, 2017
Posted inEducation

Rising black graduation rate jeopardized by funding cuts in Chicago

by Kalyn Belsha September 19, 2016September 27, 2018
Posted inEducation, Uncategorized

Students of color take biggest hit in Illinois higher education funding crisis

by Melissa Sanchez May 12, 2016June 9, 2016
Posted inEducation, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Education policy is flash point in 26th District rematch

by Curtis Black February 11, 2016May 15, 2017

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