Kate N. Grossman

Oct 21, 2024 | wbez.org | Nader Issa |Lisa Philip |Kate N. Grossman |Anna Savchenko

The race to represent the Northwest Side’s 3rd District on Chicago’s new school board has turned into a polarizing showdown between progressive groups and more conservative business and charter school interests that want to blunt the power of the teachers union. That means big money is pouring into one of the most hotly contested battles in the city’s inaugural school board elections. Election Day is Nov. 5.

Oct 20, 2024 | wbez.org | Lisa Philip |Kate N. Grossman |Anna Savchenko |Mary Norkol

Chicago Public Schools students are graduating high school at unprecedented rates, a new report finds, but researchers predict that less than a third of current ninth graders will complete a college credential in the next decade. The analysis is the tenth annual report about the educational attainment of CPS students from The To&Through Project, an education-focused research group based at the University of Chicago.

Oct 17, 2024 | wbez.org | Anna Savchenko |Mary Norkol |Kate N. Grossman |Lisa Philip

The Northwest Side elementary school OiYan Poon’s daughter attends has been fundraising for a lead-safe water fountain. As the race for a seat on Chicago’s elected school board heats up, Poon is looking for a 1st District candidate that will prioritize funding neighborhood schools, like her daughter’s. The district includes Portage Park, O’Hare, Dunning, Jefferson Park, Norwood Park and Edison Park.

Oct 17, 2024 | wbez.org | Mary Norkol |Kate N. Grossman |Anna Savchenko |Lisa Philip

As Chicago Public Schools aims to make a case for increased investment in the school district amid a budget shortfall, leaders highlighted steady graduation rates, an increase in the percentage of students earning college or career credit while in high school and improved reading scores among elementary school students. About 84% of students this year graduated in four years, about the same as last year but up significantly over time. About a decade ago the rate was just 59%.

Oct 16, 2024 | wbez.org | Lisa Philip |Anna Savchenko |Sarah Karp |Kate N. Grossman

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 Admissions, could cause a precipitous drop in the representation of Black and Latino students at highly selective colleges.