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CPS charters face shorter renewal terms
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Introduction to Charter School Renewals
Chicago’s Board of Education belatedly renewed contracts with 16 charter schools Thursday after months of delays to reevaluate the criteria...
UNCF Black & White Ball Returns June 14 with After 7 and $1M Scholarship Goal
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Introduction to the UNCF Black & White Ball
The UNCF Black & White Ball, previously branded as “A Mind Is…” (AMI) Gala, is one of...
CPS Senior Reflects On Year On Chicago School Board
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Introduction to Carolina Carchi's Journey
When Carolina Carchi became the Chicago Board of Education’s honorary student board member last year, representing the more than 300,000...
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Introduction to Segregation in Schools
Decades after the watershed Brown v. Board of Education decision, multiple studies confirm that K–12 public schools across the country...
Chicago Public Schools Cuts Hundreds of Tutoring Positions
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Introduction to the Issue
As a tutor at Eugene Field Elementary School in Rogers Park on the North Side, Jacob Wilcox spent the last year...
Dyett HS Seniors Achieve College Basketball Dreams After School’s Narrow Escape From Closure
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Introduction to Dyett High School's Success
BRONZEVILLE — Jayden McKinnon never counted on playing college ball at the schools he grew up watching. But the...
Charter School Oversight Needed
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CTU Calls for More Charter School Oversight
Introduction to the Issue
With more than a dozen charter schools waiting for the Board of Education to renew...
Latino STEM Program Ends Due To Trump Cuts
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Introduction to the Program
A Logan Square school’s after-school science program was abruptly cut last month after losing its grant, blindsiding families and program leaders...
Trump, GOP Cut Back on Student Debt Relief, Stressing Chicagoans
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Introduction to the Crisis
Chicagoans with student debt are feeling whiplash and confusion under the Trump administration. While President Donald Trump’s predecessor canceled $183 billion...
What Could Vacant Woodlawn Schools Become?
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Introduction to Vacant Woodlawn Schools
Vacant schools in Woodlawn can foster stability in the neighborhood by hosting new amenities, activities, and housing, residents said this...

