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Chicago School Board Members All No Show for Special Meeting After Mayor Commits to Their Attendance
CHICAGO — Embattled Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Pedro Martinez appeared before City Council members at an Education Committee hearing to discuss the district’s financial crisis. With a budget shortfall exceeding $500 million, CPS faces growing pressure, and tensions between Martinez and Mayor Brandon Johnson have only intensified.
Bessie Rhodes 7th, 8th grades to close 18 months early, school says, in surprise announcement
Students are still waiting to find out where they will be going to school next month after Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies informed parents this week that seventh and eighth graders would be moved to another school at the end of the trimester.News that the bilingual magnet school would be closing at the end of the school year was tough enough, parents told ABC7.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchBut now, hearing that seventh and eighth grade students will be moved to another school mid-November as the school closes its seventh and eighth grades earlier...
Chicago pizzeria helping CPS students get on-the-job training in the kitchen
CHICAGO (CBS) -- It's not your normal classroom, but some Chicago kids are learning important lessons inside the kitchen of a Southwest Side pizzeria.It's part of an after-school program for budding chefs.Inside Angelo's Stuffed Pizza in Archer Heights, class was in session on Thursday. At the head of this class was shop owner Adrian Zamudio.As part of a partnership with Chicago Public Schools, he has been welcoming students into his pizzeria after school for the past 4 years – not just for a slice, but for a learning experience. The students in the program learn how to make pizza, opening a...
Former student protections chief Camie Pratt abused her position, according to OIG report criticizing CPS’ handling of Lincoln Park scandal
Camie Pratt was hired by Chicago Public Schools in early 2019 to lead a new office charged with investigating discrimination complaints. But within her first year, the Title IX chief began abusing her position, according to a CPS Office of Inspector General’s investigative report, obtained by the Tribune through a public records request. The CPS watchdog’s report casts new light on Pratt’s ...
Skokie students will need to transition from closing school earlier than expected
Seventh and eighth graders at Bessie Rhodes will only be able finish the trimester. In an email to parents, Evanston Skokie District 65 Superintendent Angel Turner said students in those grades will leave on Nov. 15.
U of I announces construction of 'The 78' on South Side halted, DPI pulls out of space
Construction on the University of Illinois' new complex known as the 78 for its Discovery Partners Institute has been halted and DPI has pulled out of the location.Prep work had begun on the 72 acre site, and now its future is unclear."We were a part of their plans. We had provided a lot of input, and then they said that, like we're moving forward, they identified their contractors they were going to start building," said Debbie Liu, resident and member of the 78 Community Advisory Council.Liu said she is shocked and disappointed DPI is pulling out; it was to be...
Over 1,000 Illinois Students Are Signed Up to Receive Plant-Based Lunch, 1 Year After Law Went Into Effect
More than 1,000 students across 278 public school districts in Illinois have requested to receive plant-based lunch options, according to advocates during a Thursday news conference. The milestone comes over one year after an Illinois law went into effect requiring public schools to provide a plant-based lunch for students who...
Freshman demographics at Northwestern and U of I show little change following ban on race-conscious admissions
New numbers from two major Illinois universities show little change in enrollment demographics since the Supreme Court effectively banned the consideration of race in college admissions last year. Nationally, many had worried the decision in the case, brought by conservative legal activist Ed Blum and his group Students for Fair...
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