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Paul Vallas: The CTU’s priorities for new contract further limit competition and accountability
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/12/opinion-ctu-contract-2024-cps-funding-school-choice/
Editorial: Stacy Davis Gates throws down a ‘$50 billion and 3 cents’ CTU gauntlet
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/10/editorial-stacy-davis-gates-chicago-teachers-union/
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Paul Vallas: The CTU’s priorities for new contract further limit competition and accountability
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/12/opinion-ctu-contract-2024-cps-funding-school-choice/
Editorial: Stacy Davis Gates throws down a ‘$50 billion and 3 cents’ CTU gauntlet
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/10/editorial-stacy-davis-gates-chicago-teachers-union/
Taxpayers would pick up half the tab for Bears’ lakefront stadium, sources say: The team on Wednesday will unveil its proposal for building in an area just south ...
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/23/skeptics-await-details-of-chicago-bears-lakefront-stadium-plan/
Chicago Bears’ flashy game plan for lakefront stadium project greeted with questions
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/24/chicago-bears-unveil-lakefront-stadium-plans-i-remain-skeptical-pritzker-says/
Quick Glance: Chicago Bears' Historic Home Games: Wrigley to Soldier Field
- The Chicago Bears' history began in 1920 in Decatur when the Staley Starch Company decided to sponsor a football team.
- The team primarily played at Wrigley Field and then Soldier Field, with occasional games at other venues.
- From the early decades at Wrigley Field to the move to Soldier Field in 1971, significant victories and championships marked the team's journey.
- Spanning different venues like Staley Field, Mills Stadium, and Memorial Stadium, the Bears have created a rich history in Chicago.
As Marine Leadership Academy’s embattled principal receives a promotion at CPS, parents demand accountability
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/25/as-marine-leadership-academys-embattled-principal-receives-a-promotion-at-cps-board-of-governors-members-demand-accountability/
Map: Where Are the Top 100 Public High Schools?: The 100 highest-ranked high schools are located in 26 states and the District of Columbia.
usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/articles/map-see-the-top-100-high-schools-in-the-nation
Environmental groups, schools mobilize for Earth Day across Far South Side: Schools and environmental groups hosted neighborhood cleanups in honor of Earth Day.
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/22/earth-day-far-south-side/
Why holiday tuition does not improve learning outcomes: Students need mental breaks from the pressing study schedules. The teachers need it also.
standardmedia.co.ke/opinion/article/2001493218/why-holiday-tuition-does-not-improve-learning-outcomes
Chicago Public Schools launches a new, ‘more equitable’ funding model: CPS is finalizing a budget and funding plan they claim will benefit all of the district’s ...
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/19/chicago-public-schools-launches-a-new-more-equitable-funding-model/
Why we need to get rid of SENDCos (and pay them properly): ‘Coordinator’ simply doesn’t reflect the demands, responsibilities and importance of the role SENDCos ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/no-more-sendcos-the-role-needs-a-new-title-and-status/
Chicago Public Schools opens applications for free full- and half-day prekindergarten next school year
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/10/cps-applications-pre-k/
Editorial: Springfield issues a 92-8 vote of no confidence in Brandon Johnson, Stacy Davis Gates
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/22/editorial-ctu-margaret-croke-jb-pritzker-stacy-davis-gates/
10 Philly schools are getting air conditioning because of Jalen Hurts: $200,000 from the Eagles quarterback pays for portable air-conditioning units at some ...
inquirer.com/education/jalen-hurts-philadelphia-schools-donation-air-conditioning-20240419.html
Hilliard City Schools closes for first time Wednesday for Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday
dispatch.com/story/news/education/2024/04/09/hilliard-schools-close-wednesday-first-for-muslim-eid-al-fitr-holiday/73260613007/
Chicago to have one unified system for homeless and migrants, city and state officials say
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/22/chicago-to-have-one-unified-system-for-homeless-and-migrants-city-and-state-officials-say/
Chicago Teachers Union unveils contract demands, vowing not to cower in proposals to fully staff schools amid budget shortfall
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/16/chicago-teachers-union-unveils-contract-demands-vowing-not-to-cower-in-proposals-to-fully-staff-schools-amid-budget-shortfall/
Chicago Teachers Union asks for 9% annual raises as bargaining sessions are set to begin
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/19/chicago-teachers-union-asks-for-9-annual-raises-as-bargaining-sessions-are-set-to-begin/
Paul Vallas: Chicago police problems start with poor hiring and training: Chicago police officers are too often are hired and then promoted into leadership ...
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/17/opinion-police-training-dexter-reed-shooting/
Democrats descend on Chicago as specter of ‘68 convention looms: Protests over Israel-Gaza war expected as party nominates President Joe Biden.
politico.com/news/2024/04/15/democrats-chicago-convention-unrest-00152164
Gov. J.B. Pritzker expresses support for extending CPS school closing moratorium: Putting him at odds with Mayor Brandon Johnson's school board, Gov. J.B ...
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/18/cps-closing-moratorium/
Shannon Paige Clark: CPS’ principal discretion process favors families with abundant resources
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/12/opinion-cps-school-choice-selective-enrollment-high-schools/
Opinion: Make it easier for students to transfer between public schools: A guest columnist says Georgians would be better served by more transparency and ...
ajc.com/education/get-schooled-blog/opinion-make-it-easier-for-students-to-transfer-between-public-schools/42UOKUIJLFFEDJ4BMVQMZZDJGQ/
Former CPS student files lawsuit alleging sexual assault, coerced abortions by high school administrator
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/11/cps-student-files-lawsuit-alleging-sexual-assault/
Paul Vallas: Illinois is at the bottom for equity and at the top for high taxes: Minorities and the poor would do well to question the progressive equity agenda ...
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/09/opinion-illinois-equity-tax-burden/
Unable to find a school for their son, a Downers Grove family navigates special education with no answers
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/08/downers-grove-special-education/
Gunfire damages window at Northwest Side charter school with students in building
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/16/gunfire-damages-window-at-northwest-side-charter-school-with-students-in-building/
Why was Rush Propst nearly fired by Pell City? ‘Jealousy and vindictiveness,’ one supporter says
al.com/highschoolsports/2024/04/why-was-rush-propst-nearly-fired-by-pell-city-jealousy-and-vindictiveness-one-supporter-says.html
DeSantis said public schools were religious when US began. Is he right?: Scholars say the Founding Fathers’ thoughts on public education are often misconstrued.
tampabay.com/news/education/2024/04/24/desantis-said-public-schools-were-religious-when-us-began-is-he-right/
It rarely pays to be ahead of your time: Following the release of the Cass report deprecating NHS ‘gender-affirming care’ for minors as reliant on rubbish ...
spectator.co.uk/article/it-rarely-pays-to-be-ahead-of-your-time/
Laurent Cantet obituary: French film director who won the Palme D’Or at the Cannes film festival with his improvisatory education drama The Class
theguardian.com/film/2024/apr/26/laurent-cantet-obituary
Toula Drimonis: CAQ adds kids of asylum seekers to list of scapegoats: The language blame game must stop. If francization programs lack resources ...
montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/toula-drimonis-caq-adds-kids-of-asylum-seekers-to-list-of-scapegoats
Are vouchers done? Gov. Lee says not so fast for 2025 : Gov. Bill Lee said his quest for school choice statewide would continue past the legislature's ...
newschannel5.com/news/are-vouchers-done-gov-lee-says-not-so-fast-for-2025
Why Are So Many Puerto Rico Public Schools In Disrepair?: TikTok videos by students posting the decrepit state of their schools in Puerto Rico reignited a ...
refinery29.com/en-us/2024/04/11707238/puerto-rico-students-tiktok-videos-public-schools
IDEA University Prep charter school in Baton Rouge closing; see plan for students, staff
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/education/idea-university-prep-charter-school-closing-in-may/article_5098108a-030b-11ef-88ee-e7eeeca0037e.html
DeSantis signs flurry of education bills: The new laws include a mandate that kids learn the "dangers and evils" of communism starting in kindergarten.
axios.com/local/miami/2024/04/17/ron-desantis-communism-florida-schools
MP demands more support for move to two tier education in Central Bedfordshire: The confusion is driving families out of Bedfordshire, MP claims
bedfordtoday.co.uk/education/mp-demands-more-support-for-move-to-two-tier-education-in-central-bedfordshire-4603018
Costco's Cake Ordering System Is Kind Of Archaic, But Members Love It: Costco's old-school system for ordering custom cakes might seem like it belongs in ...
chowhound.com/1565032/how-soon-pre-order-costco-bakery-goods/
North Texas Senate runoff divides usual allies within GOP: The battle to succeed retiring state Sen. Drew Springer has come down to a May 28 runoff between Brent ...
texastribune.org/2024/04/24/texas-senate-runoff-brent-hagenbuch-jace-yarbrough/
The new Grade 9 school-leaver’s certificate is essentially Bantu Education in disguise
dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2024-04-22-the-new-grade-9-school-leavers-certificate-is-essentially-bantu-education-in-disguise/
How a change in the profile of asylum seekers is impacting Austria: The number of asylum applications has dropped in Austria, but changes in the profile of those ...
thelocal.at/20240422/how-a-change-in-the-profile-of-asylum-seekers-is-impacting-austria
Fewer girls enrolled in opportunity classes as test comes under review: The gender gap in NSW’s public school opportunity classes is growing ...
smh.com.au/national/nsw/fewer-girls-enrolled-in-opportunity-classes-as-test-comes-under-review-20240327-p5ffqk.html
Councils in Northamptonshire see sharp rise in homeschooling over the last decade
daventryexpress.co.uk/education/councils-in-northamptonshire-see-sharp-rise-in-homeschooling-over-the-last-decade-4593933
NYC to restore $500 million to save 3-K, other education programs on the chopping block
nydailynews.com/2024/04/19/nyc-to-restore-500-million-to-save-3-k-other-education-programs-on-the-chopping-block/
This level of underfunding adds up to managed decline: The latest polling on school finances reveals the prime minister’s fine words about education to be little ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/underfunding-and-managed-decline-the-shocking-results-of-our-annual-survey/
Tourism vs. school days: Coastal NC county faces suit for starting classes in mid-August
charlotteobserver.com/news/local/education/article287582675.html
Google and MIT launch a free generative AI course for teachers: The Google Generative AI Educators course teaches educators how to use generative AI to save time ...
zdnet.com/article/google-and-mit-launch-a-free-generative-ai-course-for-teachers/
Quick Glance: OpenAI and Meta Prepare New AI Models Capable of 'Reasoning'
- OpenAI and Meta are on the verge of releasing new artificial intelligence models that are said to be capable of reasoning and planning.
- These upgrades are part of a wave of new large language models being released this year.
- Reasoning and planning are key steps towards achieving 'artificial general intelligence', allowing chatbots and virtual assistants to complete sequences of related tasks.
Abia mission school prioritises agric, education: We can feed Abia State if the state government can come in and help through the provision of tractors .
punchng.com/abia-mission-school-prioritises-agric-education/
Wakefield home-schooling cases more than double in five years with anxiety main reason given
yorkshirepost.co.uk/education/wakefield-home-schooling-cases-more-than-double-in-five-years-with-anxiety-main-reason-given-4588606
Recap: What made news last week across Virginia: IN THE NEWS
richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/recap-what-made-news-last-week-across-virginia/article_7101f3d0-b1fa-11ed-93a3-3789aff20565.html
SPS lost nearly 4,000 students in less than five years. What's behind the decline?
seattletimes.com/education-lab/sps-to-investigate-declining-enrollment-using-100k-grant/
Nearly one in five NYC migrant students impacted by 60-day shelter policy left schools
nydailynews.com/2024/04/15/nearly-one-in-five-nyc-migrant-students-impacted-by-60-day-shelter-policy-left-schools/
Triangle of Sadness director Ruben Östlund: ‘You should need a licence to use a camera – you need one for a gun’
theguardian.com/film/2024/apr/12/triangle-of-sadness-director-ruben-ostlund-you-should-need-a-licence-to-use-a-camera-you-need-one-for-a-gun
Best Dog Car Seats, Carriers, and Restraints of 2024: Pets can be at risk if unrestrained in a moving car. We connected with the Center for Pet Safety to learn ...
caranddriver.com/car-accessories/g60191102/best-dog-car-seats-restraints-tested/
Public schools have an image problem, even without funding cuts: Enrolments at public schools have been dropping and this is cited as a key reason behind a ...
smh.com.au/politics/nsw/public-schools-have-an-image-problem-even-without-funding-cuts-20240410-p5fip8.html
Gerth: If the planetarium closes, the cause will be U of L's neglect: The University of Louisville tore down the old Rauch Planetarium in 1998 to build a parking ...
courier-journal.com/story/opinion/columnists/gerth/2024/04/11/if-louisvilles-planetarium-closes-the-cause-will-be-u-of-ls-neglect/72942967007/
Incentive pay spurs 'tremendous' jump in certified teachers for poor, rural Louisiana schools
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/communities/ascension/incentive-pay-boosts-certified-teachers-in-donaldsonville/article_e1a75406-f757-11ee-b6bc-13bcecc12fa3.html
Church criticizes Polish government for removing Catholic catechism from school grade average
notesfrompoland.com/2024/04/11/church-criticises-polish-government-for-removing-catholic-catechism-from-school-grade-average/
Contentious 49th District town hall: Residents criticize Sen. Cleveland on rent limit bill
columbian.com/news/2024/apr/08/49th-district-lawmakers-hold-contentious-town-hall/
Key report on mayoral control of NYC public schools finds parents, teachers feel shut out
nydailynews.com/2024/04/09/key-report-on-mayoral-control-of-nyc-public-schools-finds-parents-teachers-feel-shut-out-adams-albany/
Grade 9 certificate to be rolled out at 1000 schools, but shouldn’t be seen as ‘exit option’
mg.co.za/education/2024-04-09-grade-9-certificate-to-be-rolled-out-at-1000-schools-but-shouldnt-be-seen-as-exit-option/
Superintendent Marty Pollio deserves grace. Despite critics, he has done great things for JCPS.
courier-journal.com/story/opinion/2024/04/08/jcps-superintendent-marty-pollio-great-leader/73206408007/
Opinion: Microschools would have helped me as a kid in Peru. Now they can help Utahns.
sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2024/04/07/opinion-microschools-would-have/
At the Iowa Capitol, guns for teachers is a bigger priority than feeding children
desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/2024/04/07/guns-for-teachers-more-important-than-feeding-kids-iowa-legislature/73197773007/
An afternoon with Nelson Algren and some seniors as part of CPD’s ‘Chicago in Film’ series
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/26/nelson-algren-man-with-the-golden-arm/
New migrant shelter opening at Chicago’s St. Bartholomew Catholic Church: After months of delay, a new migrant shelter for families is opening at the shuttered ...
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/05/new-migrant-shelter-opening-at-chicagos-st-bartholomew-catholic-church/
Faith leaders: How do we keep our kids alive this summer? We each have a role to play.
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/31/opinion-chicago-violence-strategies-children-safety-faith-leaders/
CPS teaching assistant killed in hit-and-run in West Lawn remembered as a dedicated, compassionate educator: ‘He was always smiling’
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/03/cps-teaching-assistant-killed-in-hit-and-run-in-west-lawn-remembered-as-a-dedicated-compassionate-educator-he-was-always-smiling/
Paul Vallas: Governor and mayor’s response to migrant crisis is an abuse of executive power
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/26/opinion-migrant-crisis-gov-jb-pritzker-brandon-johnson-executive-power-spending/
She gave 67 years to working in schools. Then she gave $1 million.: Even after her death, Lillian Orlich, who served as a teacher and counselor before retiring ...
washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/04/06/lillian-orlich-teacher-counselor-donation/
Bears President Kevin Warren says Chicago lakefront is the ‘ideal location’ for a new stadium, but details on cost and funding are short
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/26/chicago-bears-stadium-kevin-warren/
City instates new measles vaccination policy at Lower West Side shelter: Chicago instates new policy for giving migrants measles vaccines.
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/26/city-instates-new-measles-vaccination-policy-at-lower-west-side-shelter/
Can Chicago Manage Its Migrant Crisis?: Geraldo Cadava on how the city’s hosting of recently arrived Latin American migrants has stoked Black residents’ sense of ...
newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/can-chicago-manage-its-migrant-crisis
Can TikToks reduce gun violence? Ask these teenagers: Project Unloaded invited students in Chicago to create online marketing campaigns – here’s what happened
theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2024/apr/04/can-tiktoks-reduce-gun-violence-ask-these-teenagers
On brink of a strike, Chicago Park District union workers call for Mayor Brandon Johnson to intervene in contract talks
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/26/on-brink-of-a-strike-chicago-park-district-union-workers-call-for-mayor-brandon-johnson-to-intervene-in-contract-talks/
The voucher effect? South Florida Catholic schools see more kids, even waiting lists
miamiherald.com/news/local/education/article286344395.html
How NYC Schools Became a Battlefront in the Culture Wars: In school districts across the city, families are fighting over transgender athletes and how race and ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/04/nyregion/nyc-schools-israel-lgbtq-black-history.html
Breakthrough for early learning as Education Department embraces non-formal venues
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-04-04-breakthrough-for-early-learning-as-education-department-embraces-non-formal-venues/
Attending school to be mandatory for Ukrainian refugee children in Poland from September
notesfrompoland.com/2024/04/05/attending-school-to-be-mandatory-for-ukrainian-refugee-children-in-poland-from-september/
Nigeria’s worrisome teacher shortage: The gross lack of basic infrastructure in rural areas has spiked rural-urban migration in the country ...
punchng.com/nigerias-worrisome-teacher-shortage/
School entrance ceremony in Japan: Preparation for parents: While much of the world starts school in September, Japan’s academic year begins with the sakura ...
japantoday.com/category/features/lifestyle/school-entrance-ceremony-in-japan-preparation-for-parents
Out of control: Keep the mayor in charge of NYC’s schools: Schools Chancellor David Banks was in budget-less Albany yesterday to convince the Legislature (which ...
nydailynews.com/2024/04/03/out-of-control-keep-the-mayor-in-charge-of-nycs-schools/
Mitch Barnhart opens the door on what the ‘new Memorial Coliseum’ will be like: The University of Kentucky athletics director shares some tidbits about what to ...
kentucky.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/mark-story/article287260975.html
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