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Race-obsessed leadership in America's third-largest city is destroying children's futures
We know merit transcends race but our city leaders in Chicago insist on emphasizing racial politics over our children's ...
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Chicago teachers won climate action in their contract. But funding issues loom.
The school system must contend with a $700 million budget deficit and the likelihood of less money from the federal ...
CPS struggling to deliver retroactive teacher raises
The main revenue source for the 4% raise isn’t available until at least September. Meanwhile, the CPS board president says he and the interim CEO are working “feverishly” to produce the raises sooner.
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CPS struggling to cobble together retroactive teacher raises promised in contract
The main revenue source for the 4% raise isn’t available until at least September. Meanwhile, the CPS board president says he and the interim CEO are working “feverishly” to deliver the raise sooner.
No, Black people may not be joining all of your protests. But they are still resisting
Black Americans’ call to sit out of Trump protests and marches post-election hasn’t exactly translated to inaction.
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Newswire: The future of CPS funding & layoffs
A version of this story was first published in the July 2, 2025 issue of the Newswire, an email newsletter that is your ...