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Bureau Chief, Chalkbeat Chicago
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Meet the man in charge of Chicago's Black Student Success Plan. @MilaKoumpilova
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Q&A with the man in charge of Chicago’s Black Student Success Plan
Eugene Robinson Jr. spoke with Chalkbeat about how much headway the district made on the plan amid federal pushback and delays in naming the board committee meant to oversee its rollout.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/07/09/chicago-public-schools-black-student-success-director-speaks/
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Chicago school board names members of Black Student Achievement Committee, @MilaKoumpilova reports
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Chicago school board names some Black Student Achievement Committee members after delays
The new committee will help steer the implementation of the district’s Black Student Success Plan, which the Trump administration has pushed Chicago to scrap.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/07/08/chicago-public-schools-board-announces-black-student-achievement-committee/
10 days ago
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Chicago school board says candidates can’t accept donations from district vendors
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Chicago school board members commit to not accepting campaign donations from CPS vendors
The school board’s resolution goes a step further than Chicago’s campaign donation laws.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/07/08/cps-school-board-says-candidates-cant-accepting-donations-from-vendors/
10 days ago
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CPS is changing the test it uses for high school admissions. Next fall, 8th graders will take the PreACT 9,
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Chicago Public Schools replaces current high school admissions exam with the PreACT
The new exam will take more than double the time to administer as the old HSAT and will include some additional subjects, CPS says.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/06/04/cps-gets-rid-of-hsat-for-pre-act-exam/
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28 of 51 school board candidates are facing challenges to their petition signatures. How many will survive? (Full candidate list + find your district tool at link!)
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How many hopeful Chicago school board candidates will make it on the ballot?
Petition signatures for 28 of the 51 people who filed to run for the Chicago Board of Education will have their petition signatures scrutinized by election officials.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/06/04/chicago-school-board-candidates-face-petition-challenges/
about 1 month ago
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A source tells
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that interim CEO Macquline King is applying for the permanent job. Semi-finalists will begin interviewing with school board members soon.
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Chicago’s school board to begin narrowing down district CEO applicants, source says current interim is applying
More than 85 people applied to lead the country’s fourth largest district.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/09/24/chicago-public-schools-ceo-search-ramps-up-interim-applying/
10 months ago
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Have you transferred schools within CPS?
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wants to hear from you about why and how you went about it. Fill out the form at the link below!
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Have you transferred schools in Chicago Public Schools? Chalkbeat wants to hear from you.
Nearly 48,000 students transferred within CPS last year. We want to hear from parents and students about why they transferred and what the process was like.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/09/22/tell-chalkbeat-chicago-about-why-you-transferred-schools/?taid=68d1486e54c4430001ac9529&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
10 months ago
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Here are 5 things we’re watching this school year
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5 things to watch this year as Chicago kids head back to school
We’re watching everything from enrollment changes to how the school day will change this year.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/08/18/five-things-to-watch-in-chicago-schools/
11 months ago
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Illinois is proposing to change the cut scores for state standardized tests on Wednesday. State education officials say they were too high and did not accurately reflect college and career readiness.
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Illinois schools poised to have more students ‘proficient’ in reading and math as officials set to vote on changing cut scores for state tests
Since switching to the ACT as the high school college entrance exam, the Illinois Board of Education started the process to change cut scores for all state standardized tests. They said benchmarks wer...
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/08/12/illinois-proposes-new-cut-scores-for-state-standardized-tests/
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CPS to propose budget that excludes midyear school cuts and city pension payment: sources
The district’s budget proposal will not include a much-debated pension reimbursement to the City of Chicago, which will help avoid cuts to schools but could complicate the city’s budget problems, sour...
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/08/12/chicago-public-schools-to-propose-budget-plan-without-pension-payment/
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Chicago gives 16 schools $500,000 to become Sustainable Community Schools in partnership with CTU,
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's Mila Koumpilova reports
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Sixteen schools join Chicago’s Sustainable Community Schools program
The expansion stems from the new Chicago Teachers Union contract. But officials said growing financial pressures for Chicago Public Schools threaten the program’s long-term sustainability.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/08/04/chicago-public-schools-expands-sustainable-community-schools/
12 months ago
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Officials said the move would save $40 million.
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Chicago Public Schools moves custodians in-house, cuts 480 jobs
CPS is ending all of its private custodial contracts, citing a budget crunch and a desire for more “streamlined” custodial services.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/08/04/chicago-public-schools-ends-private-custodian-contracts/
12 months ago
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happy 'salt air, and the rust on your door' day to all who celebrate
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Taylor Swift – august (Official Lyric Video)
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Interim CPS CEO says the district’s deficit is now $734 million
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Here’s why the budget deficit for Chicago Public Schools just went up by $205 million
Macquline King, the interim CEO of CPS, said the budget gap for the district has risen to $734 million due to costs related to pensions and charter schools. District labor leaders and school board mem...
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/06/27/chicago-public-schools-budget-deficit-is-now-734-million-says-interim-ceo/
about 1 year ago
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CPS schools for sale: District puts 20 properties out for bid
The old schools have sat vacant for 12 years after multiple unsuccessful attempts to sell them. The school district hopes to find buyers who will repurpose the schools as community assets. If that doe...
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/05/12/cps-vacant-closed-schools-for-sale/
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Some Chicago school board members question how Illinois labels to schools
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Some Chicago school board members are skeptical of labeling schools
During a required training Wednesday on the state’s school improvement and accountability system, Chicago school board members raised concerns about how schools get measured and labeled.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/05/07/illinois-school-labels-questioned-by-chicago-school-board/
about 1 year ago
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Trump gave states 10 days to sign an anti-DEI policy. NY Education Department is refusing.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/04/04/new-york-state-education-department-wont-certify-trump-administration-anti-dei-policy/
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Trump gave states 10 days to sign anti-DEI policy. NY Education Department is refusing.
In a Friday letter to the U.S. Education Department, New York officials said they will not certify that the state is eliminating DEI in schools, despite threats to pull federal funding.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/04/04/new-york-state-education-department-wont-certify-trump-administration-anti-dei-policy/
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Chicago Public Schools' budget is about 13% federal funding. The Trump administration told states Thursday they risk losing that funding if they don't certify within 10 days that their schools do not engage in DEI. Mayor Brandon Johnson says that's "unconstitutional."
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‘We’re going to fight back:’ Chicago mayor threatens to sue Trump administration over DEI
The U.S. Department of Education has threatened to withhold billions in education funding unless they end DEI practices.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/04/04/mayor-brandon-johnson-threatens-to-sue-if-trump-cuts-education-funding-over-dei/
over 1 year ago
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CTU and Chicago Public Schools reach tentative contract deal
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CTU and CPS have a tentative contract deal. How will it impact schools?
The tentative agreement caps class sizes, commits to hiring more librarians, and adds more recess and teacher prep time to the elementary school day.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/04/01/ctu-reaches-contract-deal-with-cps/
over 1 year ago
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If you're just tuning into the CPS/City Hall tensions, start with this story @chalkbeatCHI's @MilaKoumpilova & @sammie_smylie wrote in 2022:
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Report: City could pass on costs to Chicago Public Schools as an elected school board steps in
Chicago Public Schools could take on tens of millions of dollars in new expenses as it transitions to an elected school board, report says
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2022/11/3/23439557/chicago-public-schools-elected-school-board-financial-entanglements/
over 1 year ago
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The discussion between City Hall and the new school board Friday highlighted the complexity of the shift in governance, but also foreshadowed the political conflicts that could play out in the years to come. @chalkbeatCHI
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City Hall pushes Chicago school board to refinance debt to pay pensions, added labor costs
Chicago officials ramped up pressure on school board members to make a $175 million pension reimbursement payment so the city government can close out its 2024 budget in the black.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/03/14/city-hall-pressures-school-board-to-pay-pension-reimbursement/
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Chicago’s school board grapples with covering contract costs and a pension payment
The Chicago Board of Education is poised to vote on an amendment to the district’s 2024-25 budget that accounts for $139 million in new revenue, but leaves ambiguity on how the money will be spent.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/03/13/cps-school-board-debates-budget-amendment/
over 1 year ago
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Here are four things to know about the intensifying drama between city hall and CPS
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Drama between CPS, City Hall over paying for school staff pensions intensifies
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration keeps pushing Chicago Public Schools to maintain payments to a pension fund for non-teaching school staff. But CPS officials say they have other long-term costs ...
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/03/12/city-hall-wantsschool-staff-pension-payment-from-cps/
over 1 year ago
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The U.S. has a new education secretary and Chicago is looking for it's next schools CEO. Want the latest education news in your inbox every morning? Sign up now!
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over 1 year ago
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Scoop from
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: CPS CEO Pedro Martinez is one of six candidates in the running for superintendent of schools in Clark County, Nevada, the nation's fifth largest school district.
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Chicago schools CEO Pedro Martinez in the running for superintendent job in Clark County, Nevada
Martinez was fired without cause from CPS and given six months notice after months of growing tension with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/02/12/cps-ceo-martinez-seeking-superintendent-job-in-clark-county/
over 1 year ago
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McMahon's investments in municipal bonds funding school construction projects include the following in Illinois: Joliet Junior College, Franklin Park School District, River Trails School District, and Waukegan Community Unit School District 60
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Trump is weighing big cuts to the U.S. Education Department
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Trump is weighing big cuts to the U.S. Education Department
While only Congress can shutter the department, the president is reportedly considering executive action to severely scale back its responsibilities and staffing.
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/03/nx-s1-5282233/trump-to-make-big-cuts-to-education-department
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UPDATE: A federal judge blocked the order from going into effect Tuesday evening amid multiple legal challenges, including a lawsuit filed by a coalition of Democratic attorneys general.
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Trump freezes federal grants. What does it mean for schools?
The federal grant freeze fueled widespread confusion about which programs will be affected. Experts say the freeze may be illegal.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2025/01/28/trump-federal-funding-freeze-impact-on-schools-what-we-know/
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The federal agents at a Chicago school today were not ICE, but Secret Service agents investing a kid who made a TikTok threat.
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Chicago school officials say elementary school staff turned away federal agents
The incident comes amid a threatened Trump administration crackdown and sent ripples of fear through the K-8 school.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/01/24/ice-agents-show-up-to-hamline-elementary-cps/
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Federal immigration agents showed up at a Chicago school, CPS says. Staff turned them away.
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ICE agents tried to enter a Chicago elementary school. Staff turned them away.
The incident comes amid a threatened Trump administration crackdown and sent ripples of fear through the K-8 school.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/01/24/ice-agents-show-up-to-hamline-elementary-cps/
over 1 year ago
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The number of students in undergraduate and graduate programs rose above pre-pandemic levels for the first time.
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In a surprise, U.S. colleges saw higher enrollment last fall
The number of students in undergraduate and graduate programs rose above pre-pandemic levels for the first time.
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Chicago’s new partially-elected school board is sworn in @MilaKoumpilova @chalkbeatCHI
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In Chicago, a partly-elected school board’s swearing-in marks move to a more democratic education oversight
The board’s first meeting and swearing-in was a key milestone in a longtime push for an elected school board in Chicago, where the mayor has long appointed all members.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/01/15/cps-partly-elected-school-board-sworn-in/
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Meet the new Chicago Board of Education being sworn in today. After more than a decade of advocacy, Chicago has a partially-elected school board that will be fully elected in 2026.
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Who is on the new 21-member Chicago Board of Education?
On Jan. 15, Chicago’s school board will expand from seven people appointed by the mayor to 21 people — 10 of whom were elected last November. They will serve a two-year term and in Nov. 2026, all seat...
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/01/14/new-school-board-members/
over 1 year ago
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