Get to know Chicago Board of Ed president Jianan Shi
At 33, Jianan Shi is the youngest board president appointed to the position — and the last to preside over a fully-appointed school board.
At 33, Jianan Shi is the youngest board president appointed to the position — and the last to preside over a fully-appointed school board.
Xavier Williams makes sure kids on the West Side get to class each day. “It’s another form of giving back,” he said. “That’s what I love about it.“
A small alternative school on the South Side marked International Day of Peace by taking to the streets and pleading for an end to violence.
Red Oak School received threats Thursday and Friday. The school was also targeted last week by a X account that caters to an anti-LGBTQ+ audience.
Here are the tools Chicago Public Schools is using to help close the gap.
The district had lost students for 11 consecutive years and last year gave up its status as the nation’s third-largest public school system. CPS has lost more than 80,000 kids in that time.
A child care crisis is looming as American Rescue Plan funding ends Sept. 30.
Nationally, about a third of foster care youth identify as LGBTQ+, and researchers say they are at significantly higher risk of experiencing homelessness and physical harm.
CPS says this West Englewood school can lead the way for other schools as new state data show math scores remain below pre-pandemic levels.
Through counseling and mentoring, the program in 65 Chicago schools is showing positive results.