Mila Koumpilova

One of the schools affected by National Science Foundation cuts was Chicago's McAuliffe Elementary. It lost afterschool programs with the Chicago Children's Museum, meant to spark an interest in engineering & science careers in students and families. https://t.co/klyyR1yuWK

The number of English learners in Chicago Public Schools grew by 25% since 2022. Some schools have lagged in staffing up. Almost 40 enroll 60+ English learners for each certified bilingual teacher. Our @reemadamin & BlockClub's @mina_bloom_ report: https://t.co/N9a26Rynct

RT @reemadamin: Last year, @mina_bloom_ and I found that many migrant kids settling down on Chicago's South and West sides often weren't ge…

RT @AlecMacGillis: So stark: "Across Chicago, nearly 25,000 high school students — or a quarter of all high schoolers — missed at least 35…

LATEST w/@SSKedreporter: Chicago schools are giving students more chances to turn in work late or make it up when they miss school. Some adopted a grading scale in which missed assignments get 50, not 0. Now, some teachers worry the shift is backfiring. https://t.co/jAZrOwjSaX

NEW: Last year, @SSKedreporter & I tackled a complicated question: How is Chicago’s graduation rate rising when high school students are missing so much school? Almost 25,000 missed more than 35 days last year — double the 2019 number. What we found out: https://t.co/fn0QPAlm52

RT @reemadamin: CPS will send principals their budgets tomorrow for next school year. Those budgets are based on the assumption that CPS wi…

RT @beckyvevea: CPS put 20 old schools out for bid. They’ve been empty now 12 years. https://t.co/qogvndTzxH

Some Chicago school board members have voiced concern that Martinez’s departure could set off a domino effect of defections from CPS leadership, potentially creating instability amid the transition to a new CEO. https://t.co/9TB0NEDVMS

Bogdana Chkoumbova, the chief education officer at Chicago Public Schools & outgoing CEO Pedro Martinez's second-in-command, is stepping down at the end of the school year after 24 years in CPS. That's the first high-profile departure as Martinez prepares to leave in June.

The Chicago Board of Education once again delayed renewals for 21 charter schools, which usually take place in January. Behind the scenes, some members are reportedly pushing for shorter renewal periods than the district proposed, @reemadamin reports. https://t.co/ak4WXT49UE

Chicago's school board just formed a district committee tasked with improving the experiences & academic outcomes of Black students. Required by state law, the committee will start its work at a time of unprecedented federal scrutiny of DEI efforts. https://t.co/m6hHcEQq2W

About 11,000 Illinois students who took the ACT — the exam required for high school graduation — couldn't finish it because of a glitch on the first day of testing this month. The state switched to the ACT from the SAT this year. With @sammie_smylie https://t.co/vWTMpcS7iZ

Chicago Public Schools fired a school kitchen worker with a long history of complaints, including brandishing a knife at a coworker. Ten school board members voted to reinstate her without explanation or heads-up to other members. @nellbsalzman reports: https://t.co/aGgNDdvQcP

RT @nellbsalzman: A Back of the Yards Spanish debate team won the national championship over the weekend. “Joining (debate) allowed me to…

At a virtual hearing this week, Chicago Public Schools officials said addressing only the most critical needs of the district's aging buildings would cost $3 billion. “That’s just to bring our facilities to a state of good repair,” one official said. https://t.co/8kzrTB2JbI

Chicago Public Schools officials return to the bargaining table this week. The district & its principals union are working on the first collective bargaining agreement for school leaders. First up: more anti-harassment protections for principals. https://t.co/SBcnPyFLK7