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Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot joining University of Michigan staff as visiting professor
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) — Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot will join the University of Michigan staff in the fall as a visiting professor, the university announced on Thursday.Lightfoot, who was the first Black woman and the first openly gay person to lead the city, will join the Ford School of Public Policy to co-teach a strategic public policy consulting class. According to a news release, graduate students will pair with social impact not-for-profit organizations in Chicago and Michigan "to solve challenges those groups are facing in the delivery of services in their respective communities.""I have started a not-for-profit whose...
Afternoon Briefing: Appellate Court backs CPS’ decision not to renew Urban Prep charter
Good afternoon, Chicago. Just days before Urban Prep Academy’s graduation, the institution was dealt a blow by an Appellate Court in Illinois’ 1st Judicial District, which ruled that Chicago Public Schools did not violate the 2021 moratorium on school closures when it voted not to renew the charter contracts for Urban Prep Academies’ two South Side high schools. The decision puts a wrench in ...
Childcare workers: Early childhood education 'at its breaking point' in Chicago
Chicagoans are facing a crisis when it comes to daycare and early childhood education, according to leaders with SEIU, who said the city needs to step in to help finance what the state and federal government are not covering.
CTU invites public to watch bargaining sessions with CPS
The Chicago Teachers Union is inviting the public to watch their bargaining sessions with Chicago Public Schools, where they will discuss their contract priorities including fixing aging infrastructures, replacing lead pipes, and healthier lunch options.
Transforming Early Childhood Education with Caterpillar Care®
In the bustling city of Chicago, a revolutionary approach to early childhood education was born in 2011. Caterpillar Care®, founded by Sharif Nassr, has emerged as a beacon of innovation and care in the nursery and daycare sector. With a unique model that emphasizes a small format setting, Caterpillar Care® schools offer a blended curriculum that integrates the best concepts from various early childhood education philosophies. This approach has not only set them apart but has also established them as a nurturing ground for the youngest members of our society.
Lab Schools cuts German program, some sports teams
Anna Vermylen, a fourth-grader at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, and her father marched to the school early last Wednesday morning towing large rainbow signs that read “SAVE GERMAN.”. The Vermylens were among several dozen students, parents and teachers who had gathered before class on the last day...
CPS Elementary Students Show Gains in English, Math on State Assessment
Elementary students across Chicago showed gains on statewide testing in English and math for a second year in a row — improvements officials said were largely driven by Black students. Chicago Public Schools on Thursday announced that preliminary state assessment figures show students in grades 3-8 achieved gains in...
A Deficit Without Communication
Browsing the Reynolds Club posters, one can’t ignore Divest UChicago, UChicago Against Displacement (UCAD), and Students for Justice in Palestine’s (SJP) work to put UChicago Board of Trustees’ funding on full display. Reading further, one learns UChicago is investing in Palestinian genocide and environmental degradation, gambling and losing $20 million on cryptocurrency. And then, just a moment later, you might receive an email, reminding you to get your second-year formal tickets to the rented-out Adler Planetarium.
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