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Unusual mix of possible candidates line up for Chicago's first school board elections this fall
KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma· 6 days agoCHICAGO — (AP) — A Grammy-winning rapper, progressive activists and a leader of an afterschool...
Marian Robinson, mother of Michelle Obama who lived in the White House as ‘First Granny’ – obituary
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 days agoMarian Lois Shields was born on July 30 1937 in Chicago, one of seven children, to Purnell Shields,...
Jacquelyn Price Ward, Vice President of the Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund Board of Trustees,...
BlackNews.com· 4 days agoChicago Teachers’ Pension Fund (CTPF) Vice President Jacquelyn Price Ward was chosen as one of 20...
Teacher absences are worse now than during the pandemic. It’s costing schools $4 billion a year and...
Fortune· 2 days agoIt’s a problem that’s worsened across the country, from East Coast school districts in New York and Connecticut to Chicago. On any given day, as many as 10% of teachers ...
Democrats declare ‘Illinois is on the right track’ as Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs $53.1 billion budget
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 days agoCHICAGO — Fending off critics of the largest budget in Illinois history, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the...
Will Chicago cut a deal with protesters?
Politico· 1 day agoJo Johnson: “The genealogy section in the Ozark-Dale County Library in Ozark, Ala. I found original school records with my great-grandfather’s handwriting (he was a teacher
Asian Americans working to translate growing numbers in Chicago into political power
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 days agoFlanked by a cadre of young, bedazzled Chinese lion dancers, Johnson attempted to honor Ald. Nicole...
In Chicago, friend of Hersh Goldberg-Polin keeps hope that hostage will be released
Richmond Times-Dispatch· 4 days ago“He’s always up there,” said the truck’s driver, Jeremiah Smith, 27, as he stared at the image....
What you need to know about Chicago’s elected school board
Chicago Sun-Times· 3 days agoChicago voters will finalize their picks this November for the city’s first elected school board. Advocates have been pushing for an elected board to oversee Chicago ...