Nell Salzman

6 hours ago | chicagotribune.com | Nell Salzman

Chicago Public Schools officials expressed the urgency of additional funding from the city and state as they prepare for the release of “school-level budgets,” with the assumption that they will have $300 million in extra money from stakeholders to fill a gaping budget gap. School-level budgets, or the funds each school gets to cover everyday needs like staff, supplies and programs, are part of the process for finalizing the budget for the 2026 fiscal year which begins July 1.

2 days ago | chicagotribune.com | Nell Salzman

The city clerk and 30 aldermen signed a letter Thursday urging the school board to uphold a resolution it passed in late March requiring the incoming Chicago Public Schools chief executive officer to hold a valid Illinois professional educator license with a superintendent endorsement. A day earlier, the Tribune reported that school board President Sean Harden was whipping votes to go back on that resolution, which passed unanimously about two months earlier.

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Nell Salzman

When school board President Sean Harden met with principals earlier this week as part of an ongoing effort to emphasize transparency and inclusivity, he was candid. “Can we win the lottery?” he joked. “I’m being facetious, but I’m being real.”The round table discussion Tuesday evening was hosted by the Chicago Principals and Administrators Association at Peterson Elementary in North Park.

6 days ago | chicagotribune.com | Nell Salzman

When school board President Sean Harden met with principals earlier this week as part of an ongoing effort to emphasize transparency and inclusivity, he was candid. “Can we win the lottery?” he joked. “I’m being facetious, but I’m being real.”The round table discussion Tuesday evening was hosted by the Chicago Principals and Administrators Association at Peterson Elementary in North Park.

1 week ago | chicagotribune.com | Nell Salzman |Alice Yin

Board members say Mayor Brandon Johnson’s handpicked school board president Sean Harden is leading an effort to vote down a resolution that requires the next interim leader of Chicago Public Schools to have a superintendent licensure in order to install the mayor’s chief of staff, Cristina Pacione-Zayas to serve in the temporary role.