Karen Lewis knew you don’t make a lot of friends in high places when you stand up for teachers and poor kids.
Tag: CPS
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Back to the petri dish
With threats of termination, Mayor Lightfoot and Janice Jackson welcome teachers back to the classroom.
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Lori and her lawyers
Mayor Lightfoot hires an investigator to tell her what she already knows about the Anjanette Young raid.
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To trust or not to trust . . .
Teachers, parents, and students have to decide if CPS can keep COVID-19 out of the classroom.
Posted inNews & Politics
A rosy CPS survey on cops in schools falls short
Despite bad data and board discord, CPS renews contract with CPD.
Posted inCity Life
Livestreaming shows, singing along to Erasure, and gettin’ healthy with Greek yogurt
What our listings coordinator is up to this weekend.
Posted inMusic
Naledge brings his rapper’s brain back to academia
Jabari “Naledge” Evans of Kidz in the Hall talks about his doctoral dissertation, incorporating hip-hop into education, the drill scene hacking the industry, and more.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
The first step
Thank you, Chicago teachers, for forcing the powers that be to take a small step toward doing the right thing.
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The good old TIF mayonnaise jar
To settle the teachers’ strike Mayor Lightfoot should scrape some more “mayonnaise” from the TIF slush fund.
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Feast to famine
Just last year Chicago had billions for Amazon but now it’s suddenly too broke for schoolkids.
Posted inNews & Politics
Arts—and aquatic—activities for kids during the CPS strike
Classes and workshops cover music, dance, film, theater, and more
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The show goes on
One era ends and another begins for our beloved First Tuesdays.
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Size matters
Chicago teachers have almost no relief for overcrowded classrooms.
Posted inNews & Politics
Sexual miseducation
In an era of unprecedented attention to gender violence, Latinx organizers demand CPS address shortcomings.
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School board politics
Don’t give up on an elected school board, Mayor Lightfoot.