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Editorial: Gov. J.B. Pritzker won’t bail out Brandon Johnson, the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools. Good.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker won’t confirm or deny his place in the vice presidential vetting stakes. But there’s no mistaking the blunt message he recently delivered to Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Teachers Union: No, the state of Illinois doesn’t “owe” Chicago Public Schools $1.1 billion. Pritzker called the bluff on Johnson and his CTU friends. Parent J.B. isn’t coming to the rescue. The ...
COVID Set Back 8th Graders An Entire School Year Compared With Pre-Pandemic Peers, Study Says
CHICAGO — COVID disruptions continue to cast a long shadow over student learning, with middle school students in particular suffering the cumulative effects of years of missed lessons, new research shows. The analysis from the testing group NWEA released Tuesday estimates that eighth graders would need an additional nine...
Athletes compete at Girls Flag Football Jamboree ahead of 1st IHSA-sanctioned season for sport
Pure athleticism was on full display Saturday at Morgan Park High School.The excitement was palpable, not just for the fourth-annual Girls Flag Football Jamboree, but there was also a lot of anticipation for a big change this year for the sport.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThis fall will be the first state-sanctioned high school girls flag football season in Illinois."The biggest difference is you can't tackle, but it's still just as physical as football," Whitney Young High School coach Valerie Spann said. "You still have to run your routes. You have to play aggressive defense. This...
Chicago Public Schools reveals plan for hub bus stop system amid driver shortage
For Chicago Public School students who take public transportation to get to school, there may be a new option for transportation this school year with hub bus stops.CPS Chief Operating Officer Charles Mayfield presented a plan at Thursday's CPS board meeting that would bring back more school bus options for general education students.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch"With the hub stop, with our general education population, I can pick up maybe 30-40, or 50, kids all at one place," Mayfield said. "The hub stops will be at a location that are maybe between 2 and 5...
Intensity, Effort, Consistency & Passion of the Bremen Braves
In the spring of 2024, Connor Downs was named the new head football coach for the Bremen Braves. Formerly, Downs was an assistant coach for the Whiting Oilers (2022) and the Hillcrest Hawks (2023), were he helped lead the Hawks to a first round 5A IHSA state tournament win; 22-8 vs Carbondale High School.
CPS students sample possible new menu options ahead of upcoming school year
With the upcoming school year quickly approaching, some Chicago Public Schools students are getting the chance to taste test menu items that could be served in school cafeterias this year. This week, 60 students at Arnold Mireles Academy got to sample some of the new meal options, ranging from blueberry...
Ingold and Porter Earn CSCA Academic Honor Roll
RIVER FOREST, ILL. -- In what was recognized as the "comeback season" for the Concordia University Chicago STUNT team, the Cougars hit both the mats and the classroom with two student-athletes earning their way onto the College STUNT Coaches Association (CSCA) academic honor roll list. To earn Academic Honor Roll,...
Proviso may drop the PSAT for entry into PMSA
Proviso High School Township District 209 is considering dropping the PSAT National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test as part of the admissions process for the Proviso Math and Science Academy. The move comes after the Illinois State Board of Education announced that high school students will now take the ACT exam...
Great Clips launches 'student slang' curriculum to help parents and students prepare for Back-to-School
CHICAGO - Great Clips is supporting parents and students as they gear up for the back-to-school season. To help parents better understand their children and boost their confidence at school, Great Clips has launched a comprehensive "Student Slang" curriculum. This resource includes a slang dictionary, an online lookbook featuring popular...
OPRF hires new director of campus safety
Oak Park and River Forest High School has a new director of campus safety. This will be the fourth person to hold the post in just the past two years. Kristen Devitt was hired by the District 200 school board at a special board meeting earlier this month. Devitt, who...
Notice of Public Hearing (Aug. 13, 2024): Physical Education Waiver
The Board of Education of Oak Park School District 97 will hold a Public Hearing on August 13, 2024, at 7 p.m., during the regularly scheduled Board of Education meeting. The purpose of the hearing will be to receive public comment on a waiver of the physical education requirement as outlined below:
North Side dance school honors slain student with special performance
CHICAGO - A North Side dance school paid tribute Friday night to a talented young student who was killed earlier this year. Jayden Perkins, 11, died while trying to protect his pregnant mother from an attacker in March. The incident happened at their home in the 5900 block of Ravenswood...
Former South Works Site Could Become Quantum Computing Campus By 2027, Officials Say
SOUTH CHICAGO — A massive swath of South Side land that was home to one of the world’s largest steel mills for more than a century will soon be transformed into a multibillion-dollar quantum computing campus, local leaders said this week. The Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, a...
Student Media Announces Alumni Takeover 2!!
Last year, we had so much fun! So we’re doing it again! October 13 through 19 is Saint Xavier’s Homecoming Week, and Student Media is inviting all of its alumni to Alumni Takeover 2. Alums can come back and broadcast their shows, write an article for The Xavierite, and catch up with old friends as we all come together and celebrate Student Media’s past, present, and future.
Admissions Director Q&A: Donna Swinford of Chicago Booth
In this Admissions Director Q&A, we welcome back Donna Swinford, Associate Dean for Student Recruitment and Admissions for MBA Programs at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Donna is a longtime Chicago resident and has been at Booth since 1997. She joined the Office of Admissions in 2005...
The Return of Dr. Mercado
Fter more than a decade, teaching only as an adjunct professor and returning for workshops hosted by other faculty, Dr. Claudia Mercado has been welcomed back to NEIU’s administration with open arms as the new Interim Vice President of Enrollment Services. Before her current position, Dr. Mercado joined the NEIU community as the Assistant Director of Student Activities from 2006 to 2008. She went on to be the director of Admissions from 2008 to 2013 and an Adjunct Faculty member relating to Higher Education from 2013 until her move to Enrollment Services in June of this year.
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