Public Education
Chicago’s powerful teachers’ union ditched Lightfoot for challenging it(Daily Caller) â The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) celebrated Democratic Chicago Mayor candidate Brandon Johnson on Tuesday after he defeated Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, an endorsement that could have… Read More
Government
Poll: Large majority of Chicago voters support school choice(The Center Square) â Two out of every three voters are dissatisfied with Chicagoâs public education system, and some 62% of them support school choice, a new Illinois Policy Institute… Read More
Public Education
Not a single student is proficient in reading or math at 55 Chicago schools(Daily Caller) â In 55 Chicago Public Schools, not one student met grade level expectations in either math or reading during the 2021-2022 school year, according to a Wirepoints report. Read More
Public Education
Lightfoot criticized for soliciting CPS students to campaign for ‘extra credit;’ investigations launched(The Center Square) â Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is drawing criticism over leaked emails of her campaign asking public school students for help her re-election bid in exchange for “extra credit.”… Read More
Public Education
Hundreds of cases of sexually predatory behavior reported in Chicago Public SchoolsA report last week revealed a staggering number of alleged teacher-on-student sexual assaults at Chicago Public Schools. The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) closed cases on over… Read More
Government
Chicago Public Schools holds students hostage by trapping them in a broken systemIf public education in Chicago wasnât already bad enough, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is now holding some students hostage â by trying to get rid of a school… Read More
Public Education
Chicago Public Schools to pay back $87 million in overpayments(The Center Square) â Chicago Public Schools were given $87 million from the Illinois State Board of Education in error and now they owe that money back. The coding error… Read More
Public Education
Audit: Chicago Public Schools received $87 million in overpayments(The Center Square) â An Illinois Auditor General’s report shows an error at the Illinois State Board of Education resulted in an overpayment of more than $87 million to Chicago… Read More
Public Education
Leaked social media posts show how Chicago Teachers Union leaders smuggled woke ideology into school lessonsSocial media posts by Chicago Teachers Union members and executives describe how they covertly insert far-left woke indoctrination into their lessons.  The alarming Facebook posts in… Read More
Public Education
Race-based grading in this Chicago-area school? News report says yes, school says noA Chicago-area high school is being accused of planning to no longer penalize studentsâ grades for missed assignments and classes, or for bad behavior, in order to eliminate what… Read More
Public Education
Measures impacting education, driving and public safety retirement now law(The Center Square) â Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed 35 bills Friday, including measures impacting education, driving and public safety retirement. Beginning Jan. 1, certain members of law enforcement can retire… Read More
Public Education
Better late than never? Schools back to normal, Pritzker orders(The Center Square) â Illinois schools can return to ânormal operating procedures when dealing with infectious disease,â according to an executive order Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued Friday. âNow… Read More
Public Education
Facing court date, Chicago Public Schools to lift mask mandate âin near futureâ(The Center Square) â Chicago Public Schools are still requiring masks, but thatâs expected to change. An attorney said lawsuits against other institutions requiring masks could follow. CPS was one… Read More
Public Education
School association doesnât expect ISBE to enforce mask mandate âat this pointâ(The Center Square) â An association representing large school districts across Illinois expects the issue of mask mandates to eventually dissipate, despite the attorney general appealing to the Illinois Supreme… Read More
Public Education
Illinois ed board removes meeting agenda item for vaccine mandate rule(The Center Square) â Donât expect the Illinois State Board of Education to take up a proposed rule requiring the COVID-19 vaccine or testing for school staff. The item was… Read More
Public Education
Two school districts face contempt motion over claims they are violating mask restraining order(The Center Square) â All of last week, children of plaintiffs in the school mask and exclusion lawsuit werenât being punished for not wearing a mask. That changed… Read More
Public Education
Teachers unions spent big to get mandates and closures in Illinois(Brett Rowland | The Center Square) â Teacher unions have used campaign spending, political organization and collective bargaining power to influence policy decisions during the pandemic. Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker and… Read More
Public Education
Many Illinois students experienced ânormalâ school without masks this week, others did not(Greg Bishop | The Center Square) â Many students across the state are choosing to go to school maskless despite the governor saying his mandate is still in place after a… Read More
Public Education
Chicago Public Schools continue flip-flop, resume in-person learningTensions remained high this week in Chicago as Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), which essentially forced the schools to close last week, held… Read More
Public Education
Parents sue Chicago Teachers Union over school closures, ‘illegal strike’(Dan McCaleb | The Center Square) â Seven parents of Chicago Public Schools students are suing the district’s teachers union, calling this week’s closure of schools over union claims they were… Read More