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Dumpsters full of books seen outside Schurz High School on Northwest Side
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Two dumpsters full of books were found outside a Chicago Public Schools high school on the city's Northwest Side Friday.Paperbacks and textbooks were piled up outside Carl Schurz High School, at 3601 N. Milwaukee Ave. in the Irving Park neighborhood.Various biology and chemistry textbooks and lab notebooks, a copy of "Mawi Asgedom's "Of Beetles and Angels: A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard," and multiple copies of Peter Mayle's 1991 national bestseller "A Year in Provence" were among the books visible in a massive dumpster.CBS News Chicago reached out to the Chicago Public Schools,...
Illinois governor addresses spending, Chicago Public Schools issues
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker said education is one of his highest priorities, but there is only so much money the state can spend on Chicago Public Schools. Reporters in Chicago on Thursday asked the governor if the state could go beyond spending $350 million in evidence-based funding for CPS. Pritzker said that the state’s education budget is not only for Chicago. ...
After CPS Slashes Funding, Chicago Debates Asks For Help Keeping Beloved Program Alive
BRONZEVILLE — A longtime program introducing students to the art of debate is looking to the public for help after Chicago Public Schools scaled back its funding this year. Chicago Debates works with CPS to enroll fifth- to 12th-grade students in competitive academic debate while helping schools build their own debate teams to participate in its debate league, bringing on teachers to act as coaches, according to its website. The nonprofit also organizes dozens of debate tournaments each year and runs a two-week summer camp for up to 150 middle and high school debaters.
Illinois quick hits: Early voting begins; Rally planned over Chicago school closures
Early voting begins Early voting for the Nov. 5 general election begins Thursday in most parts of the state. Cook County and the city of Chicago will have early voting beginning early next month. Voters can vote in person at their local election authority’s office. In the weeks ahead, some election jurisdictions will have early voting sites set up with staff to field early voters. ...
Pritzker, pressed to comment, speaks on rift between CPS head, Brandon Johnson
Gov. J.B. Pritzker spoke lightly on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s effort to oust Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez on Wednesday. Pritzker first tried to duck the question and said the standoff between Martinez and Johnson was a personnel matter.
Chicago Public Schools on track to see slight enrollment increase in the 2024-25 school year
Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news.Chicago Public Schools is on track to see a rise in its official student enrollment this year, according to preliminary data revealed Thursday.More than 324,000 students were enrolled as of the 15th day of school compared to the same time last year – an increase of almost 2,800 students, according to data Bogdana Chkoumbova, chief education officer for CPS, shared during Thursday’s Board of Education meeting.The district typically uses enrollment and demographics on the 20th day of school as the official data for the school...
University of Chicago accused of anti-Palestinian discrimination in federal complaint
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A new school year is under way, and Chicago area universities continue to grapple with accusations of discrimination from students protesting the war in Gaza. In the latest development, a new civil rights complaint has been filed with the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights against the University of Chicago, accusing the school of anti-Palestinian discrimination and censorship. In the federal civil rights complaint filed by the independent advocacy group Palestine Legal, a large coalition of student groups details several incidents from October 2023 through June 2024 that the filing says violated their civil rights,...
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