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Maureen Kelleher

Black Student Success Plan Unveiled; Board Backs Off Acero?

Black Student Success Plan Unveiled; Board Backs Off Acero?

Chicago Public Schools' Black Student Success Plan sets an ambitious vision but lacks a solid strategy to bring that vision to life. Plus, the Board of Education scales back support for Acero schools facing closure

The photo centers on Cydney Wallace holding a microphone. Protestors holding Black Lives Matter signs stand behind her.

Cydney Wallace Appointed to District 8b

Mayor Brandon Johnson has appointed Cydney Wallace to the District 8b school board seat. And the Trump administration's push to shrink and remake the Department of Education already affects Chicago.

Parents to Board: "We Need to Talk"

Parents to Board: "We Need to Talk"

Chicago parents want more in-depth opportunities to talk with Board of Education members. Carlos Rivas started the conversation, but much more needs to be done.

Flow chart shows that only 611 CPS graduates in 2019 who started at City Colleges transferred to a 4-year program.

Board Member Priorities and Useful Data Tools

Board members approach their work through a host of competing priorities. Focusing on a few key data tools could help them get on the same page.

A shadowy image of chess pieces--two bishops and a pawn in the foreground--with other blurry pieces in the background.

Board Power Plays

Activists worry Black students will be forgotten while the Board of Education engages in power plays and infighting.

Chicago Board of Education members and staff chat, seated behind computer screens.

Parents Push Good Governance

While a parent advocacy group calls for cooperation and good governance, the board's vote for vice president reveals its fault lines

The photo shows the Chicago Board of Education seal and the top of the agenda for today's meeting

Hybrid Board Takes Office

Later this morning, the Chicago Board of Education’s 10 elected members and four new appointees will be seated alongside the remaining six interim board members appointed in October. The board members I spoke with don't know whether the mystery 21st member will appear and be sworn in