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Chicago Public Schools is relaunching a program to reel in dropouts
The district rethought Back to Our Future after issues with recruitment and retention plagued the program, first launched ...
Daywatch: What we know about primary elections in Chicago’s suburbs
Good morning, Chicago. Primary elections were held last night in Chicago’s suburbs, and several well-known names were on the ...
Chicago Teachers Union faces rank-and-file rebellion, as contract talks stall and layoffs loom
More than 20,000 teachers have been working without a contract for eight months as the CTU-backed mayor refuses to accept ...
Deportation threats make schools even more unsafe
Gun violence, school closures — and now, deportation threats. Schools are no longer secure and welcoming spaces for students and families. Who will fight to change that?
Chicago school closings today: Full list of schools closed, delayed amid extreme cold
As many as seven Chicago-area schools had announced delays, closures or e-learning Tuesday due as a cold weather advisory ...
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Former Chicago Mayors Rahm Emanuel and Lori Lightfoot are helping Brandon Johnson prepare for his DC testimony
Former foes appear to be putting Chicago Democratic politics aside to help Johnson prepare for a Republican-led hearing.
Chicago Public Schools’ Black student success plan hit with federal legal challenge
In a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education, a national group claims the plan is discriminatory, citing efforts by ...
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Editorial: City workers are afterthoughts in Chicago’s bizarre game of pension hot potato
The Municipal Employees‘ Annuity & Benefit Fund of Chicago is not a phrase that exactly trips off the tongue. But the pension plan covering the retirements of a hodgepodge of workers with the city of ...