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Good morning! Reema Amin here from Chalkbeat Chicago.
I was walking in my neighborhood on Saturday when I ran into a member of the Chicago Board of Education collecting signatures in order to show up on the ballot in November. You may soon have a similar encounter. School board elections are this fall.
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Moments of bipartisanship can be rare on the federal level, but one education issue appears to be gaining traction across the aisle: a push to refocus some grants that were centered on college access for those in marginalized communities.
Lily Altavena, our national reporter, writes that the federal government has revamped grant applications so that they prioritize workforce development and things like job credential programs. But a bipartisan group of senators don’t like the change.
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KIPP Sunshine Peak Elementary charter school will relocate next to district-run Valverde Elementary in a move that Valverde families worry could hurt their 100-year-old school.
Mamdani to veto school protest ‘buffer zone’ bill
A separate protest bill affecting houses of worship has a veto-proof majority in the City Council.
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