Public Education
Chicago Teachers Union likely to lose vote it allegedly electioneered with public school studentsThe Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) appears to be heading to defeat in an election in which it allegedly violated ethics policies by using school resources, including students, to electioneer. Read More
Public Education
Watchdog files electioneering complaint against Chicago Teachers Union for using students in get-out-the-vote effortA policy group in Illinois filed an ethics complaint with the Inspector General of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) alleging violations of school district rules by using students for an… Read More
Public Education
Religious leader wants anti-violence efforts in Chicago schools(The Center Square) – Father Michael Pfleger worries Chicago city officials’ recent decision to remove school resource officers from all Chicago Public Schools could have the opposite effect of… Read More
Public Education
Leaked Chicago Teachers Union memo demands abortion coverage and ‘queer competent’ staffThe Chicago Teachers Union is making a slew of radical demands to Mayor Brandon Johnson, a leaked memo revealed. The documents, obtained by the… Read More
Culture
CTU president suggests new teacher contract could cost taxpayers $50B(The Center Square) – The Chicago Teachers Union is preparing for collective bargaining talks with the city, and the union’s president suggested the new terms would cost taxpayers $50… Read More
Public Education
Chicago Board of Education votes to get rid of SROs, sparking safety concernsThe Chicago Board of Education voted to end its contract with the Chicago Police Department, which provides school resource officers (SROs) to 39 public schools. Last week’s… Read More
Public Education
Illinois shields schools’ sex ed, gender trainings from public view(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Illinois Attorney General’s Office allowed the state’s largest school district to withhold records related to gender and sexuality lessons offered in classrooms, according… Read More
Courts
‘Illegal and unlawful’: Teachers’ unions in two states sued by parents over harmful strikesTeachers’ union strikes exact a heavy toll on students and families – a toll leading parents in Chicago and Newton, Massachusetts to file separate lawsuits against their respective unions. Read More
Public Education
Chicago schools inspector logs loan fraud, stolen laptops and sexual misconduct cases(The Center Square) – Chicago Public Schools Inspector General William Fletcher’s office’s annual report looks at fraud, waste and misconduct. In the most recent report from the IG,… Read More
Public Education
Chicago schools missing $23 million in laptops, iPads(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Chicago schools are reportedly missing about $23 million in laptops, iPads and other electronic devices. The 77,505 disappearing devices were reportedly lost or… Read More
Public Education
Chicago Board of Education may remove school resource officers from public schoolsAn upcoming vote will decide if school resources officers will remain in Chicago’s public schools next fall. The Chicago Board of Education is set to vote on whether… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Texas busing migrants to sanctuary cities intensifies spotlight on border crisis(The Center Square) – Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been roundly criticized by Democratic politicians for shipping more than 85,400 migrants to designated sanctuary cities since August 2022. Read More
Illegal Immigration
Chicago threatens to impound buses dropping migrants in the middle of traffic(The Center Square) – An influx of migrants from border cities has put Chicago at the center of the immigrant debate in the U.S. as it and other large… Read More
Culture
Major hospital system to let patients designate their sex as ‘X’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Northwestern Medicine (NM) hospitals in Chicago will soon allow patients to identify as “X” instead of male or female, according to a Monday announcement. Read More
Illegal Immigration
State coalition: Expanded migrant parole policy leads to increased crime in Chicago(The Center Square) – Increased crime in Chicago being committed by Venezuelans primarily in the U.S. illegally is the result of an expanded parole policy implemented by the Biden… Read More
Government
Chicago mayor pushes for fully elected school board(The Center Square) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says he continues his push for democracy on the Chicago School board, even though lawmakers didn’t pass legislation during their most… Read More
Illinois
Violence prevention activist calls for end of Chicago’s migrant sanctuary status(The Center Square) – With Chicago’s ongoing migrant crisis becoming more pronounced by the day, local activist Tio Hardiman is calling on Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to reverse policy… Read More
Courts
Christian student forced to meditate sues Chicago Public Schools(The Center Square) – Mariyah Green was a junior when she transferred during the 2018-19 school year from a charter school to Bogan High School, where she played volleyball… Read More
Public Education
Chicago Public Schools seek taxpayer funds to renovate nearly empty schools(The Center Square) – A report shows that Chicago Public Schools are seeking about $14 billion to renovate their schools. With one-third of the schools less than half full,… Read More
Public Education
Chicago Public Schools gets 53% boost in per-pupil revenues, but academics lag(The Center Square) – Chicago’s mayor has talked about the amount of money invested in his city’s public schools and the Chicago teachers’ union has said the system has… Read More