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Tag: school funding

Posted inPerspectives

Social justice movement should focus on passing Fair Tax Amendment this November

by Curtis Black July 23, 2020July 23, 2020

The latest Springfield scandal shouldn’t stop the drive for a graduated income tax to fund programs that promote equity and opportunity as Illinois contends with unprecedented crises and growing income inequality.

Posted inTCR Talks

‘It’s really a revolution’: Ja’Mal Green on protests taking over Chicago and the nation and what’s next for the movement

by Josh McGhee June 5, 2020June 5, 2020
Posted inPerspectives

We protest police in the streets, so why do we let police in our schools?

by Dave Stieber June 3, 2020June 5, 2020
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
Posted inPerspectives

Fair tax: the other most consequential vote Illinoisans will be making this November

by Curtis Black March 9, 2020March 9, 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 inEducation, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

EXPLAINER: This is how the Chicago teachers contract talks broke down

by Curtis Black October 16, 2019October 16, 2019
Posted inEducation

How low expectations force low-income students to miss out on college aid

by Rita Oceguera September 6, 2019September 12, 2019
Posted inPerspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

In 232-page report, Lightfoot’s transition tees up housing initiatives, TIF reform

by Curtis Black May 23, 2019May 23, 2019
Posted inCriminal Justice, Education, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Rahm Emanuel tries his hand at fiction. And the media is buying it.

by Curtis Black May 16, 2019May 23, 2019

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