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This is Mila Koumpilova of Chalkbeat Chicago, here with some of our top stories.

Our lead piece today offers an update on the case of two preschools in Colorado that wanted to participate in that state’s universal preschool program but didn’t want to have to admit LGBTQ children or kids from LGBTQ families. My colleague Ann Schimke reports that the Supreme Court will hear the case sometime in the fall, and the Trump administration has weighed in on the side of the preschools.

As Ann notes, the case raises larger questions around the ability of private schools to take public dollars while also refusing to accept some students on religious grounds.

Local News

Chicago will keep school in session May 1 but let students and staff participate in protest

The Chicago Teachers Union had pushed to cancel classes on May 1 so students and staff could participate in a national “no school, no work, no shopping” protest. The district balked at that demand but it agreed Thursday to allow students and employees to participate in an afternoon rally and to provide transportation to it.

More than $550,000 has poured into historic Chicago school board races

A Chalkbeat Chicago analysis found incumbents and school board candidates have already brought in hundreds of thousands of dollars for their campaigns even as the candidate slate remains incomplete.