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Posted inEducation

Parents, Stakeholders Address Board of Ed Ahead of Budget Vote

by Jim Daley August 20, 2025March 14, 2026

Speakers were divided on whether CPS should include a projected $300 million TIF surplus in the 2026 budget. 

Posted inLatest

Special Education Aides Can Self Represent at IEP Meetings

by Jewél Jackson December 17, 2024December 17, 2024
Posted inEducation

Report: Many School Districts Have Reformed or Removed Police Since 2020

by Micah Clark Moody May 9, 2024June 3, 2024
Portrait-style image of Stacy Davis Gates, sitting in the third row of a classroom, facing away from the front of the classroom. At the far wall is a blank whiteboard, out of focus. She is wearing a red t-shirt with the words "Free People Read Freely" in white lettering, and she is smiling broadly.
Posted inEducation

Stacy Davis Gates on Mayor Johnson, Elected School Board, Asylum Seekers, and More 

by Jim Daley August 21, 2023March 14, 2026
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Perspectives from CPS Students Who Walked Out

by Chima Ikoro and Madeleine Parrish January 27, 2022January 28, 2022
Posted inEducation

Chicago’s Back-to-School Mess

by Madeleine Parrish, Chima Ikoro and Jacqueline Serrato January 12, 2022January 12, 2022
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El hermano del concejal Cárdenas ganó miles rentando el estacionamiento de escuelas de La Villita para Riot Fest

by Kelly Garcia October 12, 2021October 13, 2021
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Ald. Cardenas’ Brother Profited by Renting CPS Parking Lots During Riot Fest

by Kelly Garcia October 8, 2021October 13, 2021
Posted inEducation

Advocates Push for Noncitizens to Vote in Illinois School Board Elections

by Madeleine Parrish August 20, 2021August 21, 2021
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Chicago Tribune gutted

by South Side Weekly June 23, 2021July 6, 2021

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