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Braidwood, IL · Education
Hyde Park Herald
For Chicago school board candidates, school closures are no longer off-limits
Editor's note: This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Pastor Michael Neal was leading a church service at Price Elementary in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood in late 2011 when word spread among his congregation that the school would close at the end of that school year.
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Riddled with potholes, WHD SD147 eyes repairing 155th St. near Kich Elementary School
The West Harvey Dixmoor School District 147 board of education meeting included an announcement about 155th St. repairs as well as a report on student progress compared to last year. Secretary Mable Chapman said board President Michael Smith wrote a letter to Harvey “in reference to the abysmal decay of...
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Making Math Accessible to Every Student Can Mean Letting Them Struggle
A first-year math teacher stands in her classroom, walls covered in anchor charts that promise mistakes are welcome. She spent her summer building rich, open-ended tasks — the kind she loved in graduate school. On the first day, she learns every student’s name. She is ready. Then she...
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Yahoo!
Chicago mom fights for safe school transportation as son with autism misses weeks of class
CHICAGO - Before Antonio Morrison can begin a lesson, he faces another hurdle: getting to school. The 15-year-old sophomore with autism attends Acacia Academy in La Grange Highlands, about 20 miles from his family's Bronzeville home. His mother, Theresa Morrison, says taking him there, returning home and making the trip again for pickup adds up to 79 miles a day.
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USA TODAY
Illinois high school football playoff game breaks scoring record
On the eve of Halloween, an IHSA football playoff matchup in south Chicago provided plenty of tricks, treats and surprises for fans. An IHSA 6A first-round playoff game between No. 8 Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy and No. 9 Quincy Senior High School turned into a high-scoring affair as both offenses exploded for points early and often, with the Blue Devils pulling off an 88-84 win over the Knights to advance to the second round. REQUIRED READING: From VHS tapes to NIL: Ex-NFL star sees recruiting change firsthand However, despite the electricity both of the offenses provided on the field, the game was moved from Goode High School's field to Chicago Englewood's field due to the field the game started on at 3 p.m. CT due to Goode's field not having lights. The game is being temporarily suspended. The teams are going to move to a field with lights and will finish the game tonight. Being told they are headed to Chicago Englewood's field. We will see. Quincy leads 88-84 with 3:42 remaining in regulation. — Matt Schuckman (@SchuckSports) October 30, 2026 The game resumed following a nearly 30-minute stoppage to move to a different field, which is about 15-20
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Bulldogs Bring Playoff Football Home
The Grant Community High School Bulldogs are headed to the playoffs, where they will face Niles Notre Dame. Grant will host a playoff game for the first time in 12 years, marking a significant milestone for the program. Throughout the season, the team has worked to strengthen its teamwork, mental toughness and connections to earn this opportunity.
WBBM News Radio
ELECTION CENTRAL: Chicago ditched school ratings years ago, but 1 in 5 school board candidates want to bring them back
The three candidates for Chicago School Board president want CPS to remain a system of choice, but they diverge on whether the district should rate schools and how parents should weigh their options.
Chalkbeat
Chicago school board member Rivas scrutinized over 2018 work suspension
Did you know search engines like Google are changing the way you see news? Keep Chalkbeat’s valuable education coverage at the top of your feeds by clicking here and checking the box next to our name. Less than a week before Election Day, school board member Carlos Rivas is facing criticism for a 2018 incident in which records show he was disciplined for excessive drinking and unwanted touching of a colleague while working at UIC College Prep, a Noble charter high school on the Near West Side. Rivas was elected in 2024 to represent District 3 , which has now been divided into 3a and 3b. He is running for reelection in District 3b, which covers Humboldt Park and Hermosa, against Jason Dónes, who works at an education nonprofit. This year, voters are electing all 21 members of the school board after a two-year period in which 11 were still appointed by the mayor. The revelations about Rivas’ past conduct surfaced this week in campaign mailers funded by Our Schools PAC, which is heavily funded by the Chicago Teachers Union and is backing Dónes. The Chicago Sun-Times also reported on the allegations earlier this week. Rivas is backed by SEIU,
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mortonponyexpress.com
Students believe school is haunted
A significant number of Morton East students believe their school is haunted, according to a recent student survey. In a random survey of 100 Morton East students, 35 students (35%) said they believe Morton East is haunted. According to ChatGPT, there is a legend at Morton’s auditorium that supposedly is...
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Teacher Stipends Five Months Overdue
Whether they create art for the community or represent a culture, Jones clubs offer a safe space for students with similar interests to bond. In order for these clubs to operate, a teacher is required to sponsor the club. These sponsors are supposed to receive a stipend typically within one to two months of school getting out. Five months later, they still have not received their stipends.
fox32chicago.com
Chicago mom fights for safe school transportation as son with autism misses weeks of class
CHICAGO - Before Antonio Morrison can begin a lesson, he faces another hurdle: getting to school. The 15-year-old sophomore with autism attends Acacia Academy in La Grange Highlands, about 20 miles from his family’s Bronzeville home. His mother, Theresa Morrison, says taking him there, returning home and making the trip again for pickup adds up to 79 miles a day.
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Parents from schools targeted for closure say they feel ‘gaslit’ after District 65 meeting
Parents expressed anger, sadness and disappointment in interviews with the RoundTable Wednesday as they reacted to this week’s Evanston/Skokie District 65 board meeting. At that meeting, administrators maintained that, despite accidentally overstating spending by millions in their five-year financial projections, they are not making significant changes to their plan to close Lincolnwood and Dewey elementary schools and cut nonmandated programs.