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What will the fate of 47 charter schools say about the future of Chicago public education?

Nov 1, 2023 | chicago.chalkbeat.org | Crystal Paul

“What happens if our school isn’t renewed?” Claudia Rodriguez read aloud that question, which was submitted from an audience of more than 100 parents gathered inside Noble School’s UIC College Prep’s gymnasium in mid-October. Rodriguez, the chief of public affairs at Noble Schools, answered confidently: Non-renewal isn’t really something we’re worried about. Noble opened one of the first charter schools in Chicago in 1999, when the concept of privately managed public charter schools was brand new.
How much more should Illinois spend on education in 2025? At least $550 million, advocates say.

Oct 5, 2023 | chicago.chalkbeat.org | Michael Gerstein

The Illinois State Board of Education kicked off the process of crafting budget recommendations for the 2024-25 school year at the first of two virtual meetings Thursday night. With the deadline to spend federal COVID relief money approaching, lobbyists, superintendents, school teachers, and advocates made the case for board members to ask Gov.
Chicago Public Schools is encouraging people to run for local school council

Sep 22, 2023 | chicago.chalkbeat.org | Michael Gerstein

Interested in having a say in choosing your community school’s principal, greenlighting the school’s budget, and local curriculum priorities? Run to be a member of your local school council. And bring a friend, too. That was the message Thursday night to hundreds of parents, community members, and teachers who signed on for a crash course on what local school councils do and how to become a member. Starting Oct. 16, people can file paperwork to become a candidate in next April’s LSC elections.
Chicago Public Schools saw gains in state reading and math tests during 2022-23 school year

Sep 19, 2023 | chicago.chalkbeat.org | Reema Amin |Becky Vevea |Thomas Wilburn

This is a developing story. More elementary-aged students in Chicago Public Schools met reading and math standards on the 2023 state test than did the previous school year, according to official data revealed Tuesday. But the numbers, which represent test scores on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness for third through eighth graders, have still not reached pre-pandemic levels at most schools.
Chicago Public Schools is becoming less low-income. Here’s why that matters.

Sep 6, 2023 | chicago.chalkbeat.org | Reema Amin |Thomas Wilburn

Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and statewide education policy. About six years ago, Lori Zaimi’s daughter told her mom that another longtime friend was leaving their elementary school in Edgewater on the North Side. The friend’s apartment building, she explained, had been sold to someone who was going to renovate it.
As migrant students enroll in Chicago Public Schools, here’s a closer look at bilingual education

Aug 16, 2023 | chicago.chalkbeat.org | Max Lubbers |Kae Petrin

¿Mami, estamos en casa? That’s what Baltazar Enriquez heard last year as he passed out food to migrants at Union Station: The question came from a toddler: “Mommy, are we home?” “I was about to give her some apples,” he said. “Her question just hit me. It dawned on me — I said the same question to my mom when I arrived.” The moment of déjà vu brought Enriquez, president of the Little Village Community Council, back to when he was 3 years old and migrating from Mexico to Chicago.
Back-to-school: Free school supplies, food, and more at these 42 back-to-school events in Chicago

Aug 14, 2023 | chicago.chalkbeat.org | Maia McDonald

Chicago Public Schools students head back to class Aug. 21 — parents, hold your applause — and many community groups, churches, businesses, and schools are pitching in to prepare students for the school year. School supplies can be expensive, so many families rely on events where organizers give away notebooks, pens, pencils, crayons, and other essentials.
Dos maestras de Chicago se propusieron hacer que los niños inmigrantes se sientan bienvenidos. Aquí te contamos cómo lo hicieron.

Jul 24, 2023 | chicago.chalkbeat.org | Crystal Paul

Read in EnglishSentada en el piso de una estación de policía del South Side, y leyéndoles el libro Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” de Eric Carle a dos niños refugiados venezolanos, la maestra de Chicago Melissa Faccini Deming tuvo una idea. Miró a las dos niñas de 5 y 7 años, y empezó a cantar las letras de una canción colombiana. “Sol solecito, caliéntame un poquito” cantó Deming.
Chicago youth can share city budget ideas and win a chance to attend Lollapalooza

Jul 14, 2023 | chicago.chalkbeat.org | Reema Amin
What do refugee students need to be ready for school in the fall? These teachers want them to feel welcome.

Jul 11, 2023 | chicago.chalkbeat.org | Crystal Paul

Sitting on the floor of a South Side police station and reading “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” by Eric Carle to two young Venezuelan refugees, Chicago teacher Melissa Faccini Deming suddenly seized on an idea. She looked at the 5- and 7-year-old girls and launched into a Colombian folk song that asks the sun to “warm me up a little.” “Sol solecito, caliéntame un poquito,” sang Deming.