Resolution to Support CTU Technology Coordinators
This resolution calling for a campaign in defense of Technology Coordinators was adopted by the April 6, 2022 House of Delegates meeting.
Attend CPS’ Annual Regional Analysis (ARA) “workshops”
The “ARA” is CPS’ latest attempt to close schools while claiming to ‘make them better’. The report was developed by Kids First Chicago, a new name for the Renaissance School Fund, a charter fundraising group that pushes education privatization.
What we’re reading this week: May 25th
This week, we’re taking a look at structural barriers to student success, how the city, state, and federal government have slashed programs to support students, and how privately-run charter schools impact public school funding and evaluation. 1. How Some Kids... What we’re reading this week: May 18th
This week, we’re reading about the mechanisms that drive Chicago’s continued inequities in a few different sectors. First up, some new information about how CPD uses computers and profiling to track folks without arrest records. Then, a look at how private... What we’re reading: April 20th
This week, we’re reading about how DeVos’ vouchers hurt special education, evictions in South Shore and why wages matter for housing, and how Rauner continues to profit off of bad public policy. 1. Black and brown boys don’t need to learn... What we’re reading this week: April 13th
This week, we’re looking at how our brothers and sisters are organizing in charter schools, the struggle to find safe, affordable housing, and the ongoing need to fight segregation in our schools. Charter school union fight heats up : Charter schools are...
What’s happening with ESSA?
Earlier this month, Congress voted to block the implementation of a key bundle of Obama-era education policies in a 50-49 Senate vote. A week later, Betsy DeVos issued her own replacement guidelines. Under her new rules, state education agencies have to consult with...Crashing
A review of the hundreds of expenditures every year authorized by the unelected Board of Education shows hundreds of millions of dollars in payments to vendors. These vendors are seldom required to prove that they are worth the money paid to them.
Pre-K Pay for Success: Borrow Now and Pay Investors Much More Later
Chicago’s Social Impact Bond contract ties the non- identification of special education needs directly to the profit-stream of major banks.
When Hurricane Katrina Hit Chicago
Since mayoral control of Chicago’s public schools began in 1995, Mayors Richard M. Daley and Rahm Emanuel have unleashed a tsunami of charter schools and school closings upon the city with devastating results.
