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The Hunt Institute Names Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan as Board Chair
The 74 via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe Hunt Institute announced former United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan as its new...
Voters go to the polls in Chicago mayor's race that highlights Democrats' divide
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTwo candidates representing opposite ends of the Democratic party are on the ballot in the...
'The city needs all of you.' What a former Obama cabinet member said about gun violence in Memphis
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFormer U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan co-founded the gun violence intervention nonprofit...
Man, 28, fatally shot outside Roseland outreach center founded by Arne Duncan, police say
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA man who was involved with an anti-violence organization co-founded by Arne Duncan was fatally shot Wednesday afternoon outside the group’s office on the South Side. The 28-year-old was walking ...
Competing K–12 Visions Collide in Chicago Mayor’s Race
The 74 via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe K–12 issues at stake in the Chicago mayor’s race were neatly distilled earlier this month, when...
Guns, anti-LGBTQ+ policy and teacher shortages bring challenges as the new school year begins
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe new school year is underway in most states across the country and educators, parents and...
Appellate Court backs Chicago Public Schools’ decision not to renew Urban Prep charter: ‘It is sad...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoJust before the end of the school year in June, Lisa Brown washed, dried and neatly folded up her son’s Urban Prep Academy uniforms, well worn after four years at the once-esteemed all-boys ...
Interview: Researcher Anthony Bryk on Chicago Schools’ ‘Radical’ New Direction
The 74 via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 15 will mark the beginning of a new day for schools in Chicago. That’s the day Brandon Johnson,...
Foundation of late Chicago entrepreneur Sue Gin announces $21 million donation for nonprofit to...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 7 months agoNine years after the death of Sue Gin, a pioneering Chicago entrepreneur, her newly active...
Brandon Johnson elected mayor of Chicago in close victory for progressives
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCHICAGO – Voters chose a progressive former teacher over a tough-on-crime former public schools...