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
Public Education
Exclusive: Chicago Public Schools refuses to release records detailing gender and sex education training(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Chicago Public Schools (CPS) district refused a Daily Caller News Foundation Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request regarding training materials used for its… Read More
Public Education
Chicago Public Schools policy requires school district staff to support LGBT students and staffThe nations’ fourth largest school district has a policy requiring staff to support LGBT students and staff, giving such examples as using preferred pronouns and putting up visible signs… Read More
Culture
Police union leader calls ‘teen takeover’ looting, criticizes Mayor Johnson(The Center Square) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson downplayed the recent arrests of teenagers in Chicago, claiming that those individuals were merely “cutting it,” which has led to pushback… Read More
Crime
Mayor downplays youth crime, reaffirms Chicago’s migrant ‘sanctuary’ status(The Center Square) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson downplayed the arrest of about 40 juveniles in the city this past weekend, pushing back at a reporter’s use of the word… Read More
Culture
University of Chicago offers course on ‘queering God’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The University of Chicago (UChicago) is offering a course entitled “Queering God,” according to the university’s 2023-24 course catalog. The course is… Read More
Culture
Chicago turns high school into ‘welcome center’ for illegal immigrants(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Chicago Public Schools (CPS) announced Monday that it will use one of its high schools as a welcome center for illegal immigrants to receive… Read More
Public Education
Chicago’s new mayor replaces Board of Education with social justice warriorsMayor Brandon Johnson appointed six new members to the seven-member Chicago Board of Education last week, each of whom share a common progressive ideology focused on race and equity. Read More
Public Education
Children’s hospital agreed to pay employee to give ‘drag performance’ to school kids(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Chicago children’s hospital agreed to pay one of its employees to give a drag performance at a public school event for students, according… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Chicago residents speak out against amount of resources going to migrants(The Center Square) – The Chicago City Council and Mayor Brandon Johnson heard Wednesday from Chicago residents upset about the influx of migrants in their communities and the resources… Read More
Culture
Parent org tracks thousands of schools that advise teachers on how to hide gender transitions from parents(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Parents Defending Education (PDE), a parental rights organization, has identified thousands of school districts which have policies that advise employees on how to keep… Read More
Public Education
‘It’s just unacceptable’: The border crisis is overwhelming schools in some of America’s most populated cities(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The crisis at the southern border is overwhelming school systems in several metropolitan areas of the country, according to multiple reports. New York… Read More
Public Education
Chicago Teachers Union ‘breached its duty’ with political spending, complaint alleges(Daily Caller) – Teachers filed an ethics complaint Thursday against the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) over their campaign spending ahead of the mayoral election. Hancock High… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Chicago public education can’t get much worseAs Chicago voters prepare to elect either Brandon Johnson or Paul Vallas as the city’s next mayor, the stakes for students are, ironically, low.That's because Chicago’s K-12 education… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Chicago Teachers Union gets unashamedly power hungry in mayoral electionThe Chicago Teachers Union has abandoned its façade of helping teachers and is now all-in on political advocacy and endorsements.The union pledged$2 million in union dues paid… Read More
Public Education
Chicago teachers unions throw millions behind left-wing mayoral candidate(Daily Caller) – The largest teachers union in Illinois and its affiliates have spent almost $3.2 million on the upcoming mayoral election, according to the Illinois Policy Institute.From… Read More
Public Education
Chicago’s powerful teachers’ union ditched Lightfoot for challenging it(Daily Caller) – The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) celebrated Democratic Chicago Mayor candidate Brandon Johnson on Tuesday after he defeated Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, an endorsement that could… Read More