Three big questions, asked and answered, about Chicago’s move to an elected school board
A series of key decisions lay ahead before Chicago voters begin the transition to an elected school board in November 2024.
A series of key decisions lay ahead before Chicago voters begin the transition to an elected school board in November 2024.
Chicago Public Schools opens Monday with a new mayor and a school board who want to shake up how the school district is run.
Kymera Mitchell is off college after her mom fought to get enough CPS support. Now, CPS leaders say they want to fix special ed for all students.
Nine principals have been removed pending discipline or investigations into “serious misconduct” in recent years. Of those, six are Black men.
The newly seated board, hand-picked by Mayor Johnson, leans heavily on activists with experience in organizing and with nonprofit groups.
Urban Prep Academies won its court battle to continue running its Chicago charter school focused on Black male students.
Chicago’s new mayor named six new board members, bringing on activists with experience in grassroots organizing and nonprofit organizations.
CPS voted last fall to close Urban Prep Academies. A judge on Friday put the closure on hold, granting the school a first victory.
Johnson on Wednesday said he would defer to elected Local School Councils at individual schools, who are responsible for voting on whether to keep officers.
African American leaders want the mayor to stop Chicago Public Schools from assuming management this fall of the former Urban Prep Academy.