Mayor Brandon Johnson warns he will need to dip into reserves unless school board approves pension payment, borrowing
Mayor Brandon Johnson and his CFO addressed their March 30 deadline to persuade the school board to make a $175 million ...
South Elgin seeking the public’s help in gunfire incident near Fox Meadow school
South Elgin police are requesting the public’s help in a gunfire incident near an elementary school Monday evening.
Mayor Johnson’s office intensifies push for CPS borrowing to avoid leaving city in the red
Johnson’s office and the school district have been locked in a dispute for months over responsibility for a pension payment.
Mayor Johnson tightens CPS language, stands pat on $830M infrastructure bond on eve of showdown vote
"This is not a payday loan" Mayor Brandon Johnson declared Tuesday in discussing his $830 million bond issue, up for City Council approval Wednesday. Trying to ensure passage, Johnson has, however, ...
Anti-DEI Group Files Complaint Against Chicago Public Schools’ Black Student Success Plan
A conservative education group has filed an anti-discrimination complaint against Chicago Public Schools and its Black ...
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Illinois schools will teach LGBTQ+ history despite federal pushback
Despite the Trump administration's persistent attacks on transgender people, Illinois public schools are not changing their ...
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Poll: Nearly 80% disapprove of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s approval ratings have plummeted into the single digits, marking one of the worst in political ...
Trump's expanded ICE raids are causing big problems for some schools
DENVER ‒ School districts representing hundreds of thousands of students nationally have reported attendance drops in the ...
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Trump attacks on DEI could impact Philly African-American history class, admissions, charters
Trump’s rapid-fire attacks on DEI and school diversity efforts could spell trouble for Philadelphia’s mandatory African ...
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Linda McMahon’s Only Qualification as Education Secretary Is a History of Spreading Hate
Even in Trump’s cabinet of hucksters, reality-show stars, and drunk white nationalists, Linda McMahon is a bizarre choice for ...
Evacuation lifted near Montessori school after Lake Bluff gas leak, officials say
A nearby Montessori school, Forest Bluff School, was evacuated and everyone was taken to the Lake Bluff Library for the rest of the day. Residents in the nearest two blocks were told to evacuate as ...