Cathilea Robinett

3 weeks ago | governing.com | Alan Greenblatt |Cathilea Robinett |Girard Miller |Jared Brey

The Chicago Teachers Union’s team of 65 educators voted in favor of a proposed settlement Monday evening that wrapped up close to a year of negotiations with the school district. Tuesday morning, CTU celebrated its hard-fought gains for students and educators. “This city can do a lot when it is clearly connected to the community,” said CTU President Stacy Davis Gates . “It isn’t just math and reading. It is also art. It is also band and orchestra. It is also flag football. It is also cheerleading.

Oct 1, 2024 | governing.com | Carl Smith |Jared Brey |Cathilea Robinett |Zina Hutton

Editor’s note: This story is part of Governing’s ongoing Q&A series “In the Weeds.” The series features experts whose knowledge can provide new insights and solutions for state and local government officials across the country. Have an expert you think should be featured? Email Web Editor Natalie Delgadillo at [email protected]. Extreme climate events are bringing significant damage and costs to communities.

Sep 30, 2024 | governing.com | Cathilea Robinett

Editor's Note: This article appears in Governing's Fall 2024 magazine. You can subscribe here. The Bynum family has been helping run Tulsa for generations. When G.T. Bynum was born, his grandfather was serving as mayor — the third member of the family to hold that office. As Bynum prepares to depart City Hall in December at the end of his own two terms as mayor, he can look over a city that he’s helped reshape for the better.

Jun 30, 2024 | governing.com | Cathilea Robinett

Making change in government is hard, but it can happen. As a top education official, Carey Wright pulled off what became known as the “Mississippi Miracle,” dramatically lifting up the Magnolia State’s traditionally bottom-dwelling test scores. In fact, on her watch, Mississippi’s math and literacy scores improved faster than anywhere else in the country. Now Wright is trying to accomplish the same thing in Maryland.

Apr 1, 2024 | governing.com | Alan Greenblatt |Zina Hutton |Cathilea Robinett

My trusty spreadsheet, looking at labor stats dating to 1976, could find only 11 other months the state reached this dubious ranking. Look to the early 1990s economic malaise (August to December 1994) and the coronavirus chill (March to August 2021). That's on top of our previous mention in this space that 2023 was the first year since 1994 that the state ranked dead last in the nation for job growth on a percentage-point basis.