Nader Issa
Education reporter
Nader Issa covers education for the Chicago Sun-Times.
Many parents, students and public education advocates have long said the choice system creates “haves” and “have-nots” and leaves children competing with one another for resources.
This would be a radical departure for a school system built around allowing parents to choose where their children attend. But it would be a welcome change for public education advocates.
Gold Apple Award winner and veteran principal Josh Long has been chosen to take over a department that serves 52,000 students.
Las negociaciones contractuales sobre los salarios y la dotación de personal se han prolongado por más de un año.
Negotiations have dragged on over pay and staffing, union leaders said. The charter operator runs two campuses near Little Village with a total of 550 students.
A teen was walking with a friend on Monday morning through Douglass Park when someone in a black Ford Explorer opened fire, police said. He’s in good condition.
Lawmakers have agreed on a voting map but are considering a last-minute proposal to accelerate moving to a fully elected board.
Principal Tammie Ismail says dehumanizing rhetoric spread by U.S. politicians and media about Palestinians, Muslims and Arabs in the wake of the war in Gaza has inspired hate that’s endangering her students.
The modest improvement from an 82% graduation rate in 2022 to 84% this year represents a continued increase since a decade ago, when it sat at 59%. Mayor Brandon Johnson and U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona lauded the achievement Tuesday.