Sarah Karp
Education Reporter at WBEZ-FM (Chicago, IL)
Reporter focused on education, children and families in Chicago. Wife. Mom of three beautiful young men.
Articles
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4 days ago |
portside.org | Nader Issa |Sarah Karp |Michael Puente
CTU Members Ratify New Contract With 97% Approval Published April 20, 2025 Chicago Teachers Union members voted in overwhelmingly numbers to ratify their new contract agreement with Chicago Public Schools, making official a deal that notches improvements for educators and students but leaves political turmoil in its wake. After almost a year of negotiations, 97% of members who voted late last week approved the contract, according to the union.
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1 week ago |
chicago.suntimes.com | Nader Issa |Sarah Karp |Michael Puente
El mejor lugar para cobertura de noticias y cultura latina en Chicago. | The place for coverage of Latino news and culture in Chicago. Los miembros del Sindicato de Maestros de Chicago (CTU) votaron abrumadoramente a favor de ratificar su nuevo contrato con las Escuelas Públicas de Chicago (CPS), oficializando un acuerdo que ofrece mejoras para educadores y estudiantes, pero que deja tras de sí agitación política.
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1 week ago |
chicago.suntimes.com | Sarah Karp
El mejor lugar para cobertura de noticias y cultura latina en Chicago. | The place for coverage of Latino news and culture in Chicago. Illinois se opone a la exigencia de la administración de Trump de que la Junta Estatal de Educación y los distritos escolares certifiquen que rechazan los programas de diversidad, equidad e inclusión (DEI).
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2 weeks ago |
chicago.suntimes.com | Sarah Karp
Illinois is pushing back on the Trump administration’s demand that the State Board of Education and school districts certify that they reject diversity, equity and inclusion programs. In a letter to the U.S. Department of Education released Wednesday evening, State Supt. Tony Sanders said Illinois already guarantees compliance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that prohibits discrimination in programs that receive federal funding.
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3 weeks ago |
chicago.suntimes.com | Nader Issa |Sarah Karp
A key Chicago Teachers Union committee spent hours Monday going through a hefty package of proposals before finally approving a tentative agreement with Chicago Public Schools, a significant step toward finalizing a deal on a new four-year contract. The proposed settlement cleared the hurdle of the union’s “big bargaining team,” a group of 65 educators that has negotiated with the school district for almost a year.
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