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'The city needs all of you.' What a former Obama cabinet member said about gun violence in Memphis
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 2 months agoFormer U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan co-founded the gun violence intervention nonprofit...
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,...
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...
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...
Why the Chicago mayoral runoff matters for national politics
Yahoo News via AOL· 1 year agoChicago mayoral candidates Brandon Johnson, left, and Paul Vallas greet each other before a debate,...
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...
Foundation of late Chicago entrepreneur Sue Gin announces $21 million donation for nonprofit to...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 months agoNine years after the death of Sue Gin, a pioneering Chicago entrepreneur, her newly active...
In Progressive Breakthrough, Teachers' Union Organizer Elected Mayor of Chicago
The 74 via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn a generational breakthrough for organized labor and the Democratic Party’s left flank, former...
Chicago mayor’s race reaches fever pitch in final days
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTensions are running high in the final days of Chicago’s mayoral race, in a contest that has laid...
What to watch for in the hotly contested Wisconsin and Chicago elections Tuesday
NBC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoVoters will head to the polls Tuesday in a pair of Midwestern elections that are bound to provide...