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Chicago teachers reach contract deal for the first time in more than a decade without a strike

For the first time in over a decade, Chicago’ s public school teachers have a new contract without a strike or threat of a walkout

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Chicago St. Patrick's Day parade and river dyeing details

St. Patrick's Day weekend will kick off Saturday with the river dyeing and downtown parade.

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How gutting the U.S. Education Department impacts Illinois schools and universities

President Trump signed an order Thursday calling for the Education Department to close and he has slashed staff by half. He’s also targeting DEI in higher education and research funding.

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Secret Service agents, not ICE, visited Chicago school, officials say amid deportation fears

The U.S. Secret Service says its agents visited a Chicago elementary school while investigating a threat

The Independent UK

Chicago school officials say they stopped federal law enforcement from entering elementary school

Immigration and Customs Enforcement says the incident ‘was not an ICE encounter’

The Independent UK

Chicago Elementary School Successfully Stops ICE Agents From Entering Building

An elementary school in Chicago successfully prevented ICE agents from entering the building Friday morning following Chicago Public Schools protocols.

Latin Times

ICE Agents Denied Entry Into Chicago Elementary School

ICE agents were denied entry to Hamline Elementary School in Chicago, as Chicago Public Schools followed safety protocols to protect students and staff.

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Chicago Public Schools cancels Tuesday classes due to weather

No remote learning has been scheduled, but officials say school is expected to resume Wednesday.

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Picture Chicago: 16 must-see Sun-Times photos from this week in news

First Lady Jill Biden toured the University of Illinois Chicago Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute to highlight the importance of research in women’s health, thousands visited Wintrust Winterland at Wrigley Field, and the “Chicago rat hole” received a lot of attention on social media.

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Chicago effort to get at-risk kids back in school off to slow start

Back to Our Future targets school-age teenagers who have been out of class for at least a year and who are at high risk of being involved in gun violence.

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CPS reports thousands of computers missing — but rarely uses $3 million tracking system to find them

Some devices ultimately turned up but CPS’ inspector general blames the mess on a flawed system for recouping devices and tracking them.

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Parents of special education children need guidance, support

Parents need the training to become partners in educating children with special needs, a preschool special education teacher writes.

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Chicago Board of Ed wants cops out of public schools this fall, principals told

Removal of the “school resource officers” would align with Mayor Brandon’s Johnson’s vision, but detractors say local school councils should have final say on whether cops stay.

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To report on the impact of Chicago’s mass school closings, we turned to neighborhood residents

While City Hall and Chicago Public Schools put roadblocks in the way of reporting for the Sun-Times and WBEZ series, people who lived near the closed schools opened up with their stories.

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Here are the photos that helped us tell this year’s stories

Sun-Times photographers captured the biggest storylines in the Chicago area. Here’s a look back at some of 2023’s best photos.

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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #90

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

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Activists praise Board of Ed’s push toward neighborhood schools, away from school choice

Many parents, students and public education advocates have long said the choice system creates “haves” and “have-nots” and leaves children competing with one another for resources.

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Brandon Johnson’s Board of Ed looks to move away from school choice, toward neighborhood schools

This would be a radical departure for a school system built around allowing parents to choose where their children attend. But it would be a welcome change for public education advocates.

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Former CPS teacher continued to sexually abuse students after suspension, suit alleges

Attorneys for two families say they were not notified that elementary teacher Andrew Castro had been removed from teaching in May 2021 over abuse allegations and that he continued abusing three boys outside school.

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CPS’ troubled special education department gets new leader

A celebrated principal of a high school for disabled teens and young adults has been tabbed to take over a department that serves 52,000 students.

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