District 6A: Insiders See a Hotly Contested Race, But Voters Feel Shut Out
"It feels like it has nothing to do with our kids," said a Local School Council member.
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Only three South Side races appear to be truly competitive.
Chicago Public Schools Marks 15 Years of Arts Ed Growth
Today's lead story is presented in partnership with Ingenuity, Chicago's nonprofit arts education hub.
Chicago School Board Forms Standing Committees, At Last
Too little, too late, or better late than never? The hybrid board has two rounds of committee meetings to prove they were worth establishing..
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Board Rule knows of at least two. Advocates are likely working with many more. And no one knows how many have no advocate to help them.
Hottest Chicago School Board Races: North Side Edition
At least five Chicago school board races on the city's North Side are shaping up to be hotly contested.
Getting Schooled: Chicago Board Showed Up Big in 2026
Chicago Board of Education members are visiting many schools. That's a big change from past practice.
Tech Week: CPS Puts the Brakes on Gemini in High Schools
In theater, tech week is the final week before the show opens. It's the last chance to iron out any problems before the audience sees the performance.
This week, the final week before the new school year starts for students, Chicago Public Schools chose to pause rolling out
The Rundown on the Vote for a New Chief Lobbyist
Two votes that shook up the board's governing majority.
Chicago's School Board Ballot Nearly Final
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