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The feds are ripping up civil rights agreements

Apr 15, 2026

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The feds are ripping up civil rights agreements

Rescinding the agreements could send a message to students that there’s no point in filing a complaint, advocates and legal experts said.

Reema Amin, Chalkbeat Chicago
Reema Amin, Chalkbeat Chicago

Chicago

Red meat vs. fiber

Apr 14, 2026

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2 min read

Red meat vs. fiber

An unlikely collection of groups that includes key constituents for the president agree on one message: Don’t put kids on the carnivore diet.

Reema Amin, Chalkbeat Chicago
Reema Amin, Chalkbeat Chicago

Chicago

IB instead of gifted?

Apr 13, 2026

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2 min read

IB instead of gifted?

As New York overhauls graduation requirements, the IB model may soon gain more momentum.

Reema Amin, Chalkbeat Chicago
Reema Amin, Chalkbeat Chicago

Chicago

May Day? Maybe.

Apr 10, 2026

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3 min read

May Day? Maybe.

A majority of the Board of Education and the CTU are pushing for schools to close for students that day during a nationwide protest. But Macquline King said the district should continue instruction and ‘minimize disruption for families.’

Reema Amin, Chalkbeat Chicago
Reema Amin, Chalkbeat Chicago

Chicago

School board debates over pushing Pritzker to avoid federal school choice program

Apr 9, 2026

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3 min read

School board debates over pushing Pritzker to avoid federal school choice program

The school board voted to approve a resolution that criticizes the federal government’s efforts “to expand and incentivize voucher or publicly funded scholarships for private schools.”

Reema Amin, Chalkbeat Chicago
Reema Amin, Chalkbeat Chicago

Chicago

A teacher ditched screens, and class got harder. But it worked.

Apr 8, 2026

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2 min read

A teacher ditched screens, and class got harder. But it worked.

Seventh-grade math teacher Dylan Kane decided to conduct an experiment in his classes by going cold turkey on ed-tech.

Reema Amin, Chalkbeat Chicago
Reema Amin, Chalkbeat Chicago

Chicago

School board may ask Pritzker to dodge federal efforts for private schools

Apr 7, 2026

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3 min read

School board may ask Pritzker to dodge federal efforts for private schools

The board's potential demands come as Pritzker decides whether to opt Illinois into a federal tax-credit program.

Reema Amin, Chalkbeat Chicago
Reema Amin, Chalkbeat Chicago

Chicago

These teens learned about the risks of owning a gun. Some don't want one now.

Apr 6, 2026

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2 min read

These teens learned about the risks of owning a gun. Some don't want one now.

The Project Unloaded program paid teens $150 to learn statistics on gun ownership and helped them create social media videos to share the information with their peers.

Reema Amin, Chalkbeat Chicago
Reema Amin, Chalkbeat Chicago

Chicago

How Chicagoans want King to tackle CPS' big problems

Apr 3, 2026

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3 min read

How Chicagoans want King to tackle CPS' big problems

King, who will become the permanent schools chief in July, said she wants to lead by listening to Chicago’s school communities.

Reema Amin, Chalkbeat Chicago
Reema Amin, Chalkbeat Chicago

Chicago

Latino officials call for more representation in CPS leadership

Apr 2, 2026

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Latino officials call for more representation in CPS leadership

The officials raised their concerns in a public statement, calling for the district’s soon-to-be-permanent CEO to hire more Latino people for her cabinet and senior leadership jobs.

Reema Amin, Chalkbeat Chicago
Reema Amin, Chalkbeat Chicago

Chicago

Dylan, NYC's first public school student detained by ICE, returns to class

Apr 1, 2026

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3 min read

Dylan, NYC's first public school student detained by ICE, returns to class

The jubilation of Dylan’s return has been mixed with frequent reminders of the looming threat of immigration enforcement facing him and his classmates.

Reema Amin, Chalkbeat Chicago
Reema Amin, Chalkbeat Chicago

Chicago

CPS has a new (permanent) CEO

Mar 31, 2026

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3 min read

CPS has a new (permanent) CEO

The board’s vote caps a yearlong national search to replace Pedro Martinez.

Reema Amin, Chalkbeat Chicago
Reema Amin, Chalkbeat Chicago

Chicago

Chicago's dual credit push hasn't always been smooth

Mar 30, 2026

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3 min read

Chicago's dual credit push hasn't always been smooth

Some worry about watered-down curriculums and students ending up with credits that selective colleges might not accept.

Reema Amin, Chalkbeat Chicago
Reema Amin, Chalkbeat Chicago

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