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Perspectives: The Powers That Be

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

By Curtis Black | July 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.

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‘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, 2020

In an interview with The Chicago Reporter, the local organizer explains why ongoing mass demonstrations in response to the police killing of George Floyd are different from those about Laquan McDonald five years ago.

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

By Dave Stieber | June 3, 2020

The fear of black students and white savior ideology in educators and policymakers is keeping police in under-resourced schools despite their role in the school-to-prison pipeline and the well-known harm to students.

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

By Derek W. Black | May 21, 2020

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

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

By Curtis Black | March 9, 2020

Irrational scare tactics and myths shouldn’t obscure a proposal that will determine whether the state can move beyond its perpetual fiscal crisis and begin to fund education adequately.

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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, 2019

Teachers’ unions often say they go on strike to improve conditions for students. A closer look at recent walkouts suggests they are also fighting for something else: membership.

Perspectives: The Powers That Be
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EXPLAINER: This is how the Chicago teachers contract talks broke down

By Curtis Black | October 16, 2019

Despite common ground with Mayor Lori Lightfoot, disagreement on Chicago Public Schools’ financial position and who manages control over staffing decisions is pushing the teachers union to strike.

Education

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

By Rita Oceguera | September 6, 2019

High-achieving students at East Aurora High School say they were “undermatched” and missed out on generous financial aid packages from selective universities because they were not properly guided or encouraged to apply to them.

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

By Curtis Black | May 23, 2019

All of the proposals are important, but addressing the affordable housing shortfall will require that the Chicago Housing Authority return to its original mission of directly providing housing.

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

By Curtis Black | May 16, 2019

In a media misinformation blitz, the outgoing mayor rewrites his record on police reform and schools.

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