19 Black trailblazers that may not have been in your history book
While lectures on the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman are all important, some educators ...
Chicago schools chief Pedro Martinez asserts no need for teachers strike following release of fact-finder’s report
The teachers union’s rejection of the fact-finder report opens the door for a strike as soon as March following a 30-day ...
Students from dozens of Chicago Public Schools join voices in honor of Black History Month
What do you get when 3,000 Chicago Public Schools students join forces during Black History Month to sing? Soulful and ...
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American Library Association Council elects four members to Executive Board for 2025-2028 term
Council has elected K.C. Boyd, Tatanisha Love, Janice Moore Newsum and Ziba Pérez to serve on the ALA Executive Board.
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Trump’s Anti-Trans Education Order Relies on Intimidation. We Must Not Yield.
Autocracy depends in large part on conformity of thought, which explains Donald Trump’s focus on K-12 education during the ...
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CPS says independent arbitrator agrees the district can’t afford much more on teachers contract
This comes after the teachers union said the report showed CPS has money to spare. CPS leaders said the report instead ...
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CPS needs an educator as its leader, says School Board member Che ‘Rhymefest’ Smith
State law now calls for Chicago Public Schools to be run by a CEO. Smith is pushing for CPS to be led by a superintendent.
Chicago Teachers Union rejects factfinder report amid contract talks with CPS, strike fears mount
Neither the CTU nor CPS have used the word "strike," but the reality is the 19-page factfinding report opens the door for teachers to prepare for one.
CPS, independent arbitrator agree the district can’t afford much more on teachers contract, CPS says
This comes after the teachers union said the report showed CPS has money to spare. CPS leaders said the report instead ...
CPS security video shows Secret Service trying to enter Hamline Elementary School
CPS security video shows Secret Service agents trying to enter Chicago’s Hamline School, offering glimpse of an interaction ...
Chicago Bears owner Virginia McCaskey dies at 102
McCaskey is the longest-tenured NFL owner, having served as the owner of the Bears since her father and team founder, George ...
Chicago Public Schools security video shows Secret Service trying to enter city's Hamline School
Chicago Public Schools officials had a calm, seemingly friendly conversation with two U.S. Secret Service agents outside ...