“Coaches, trainers and staff told us that we needed to change the way we dressed, acted and styled our hair,” former player Rico Lamitte said Friday.
In one year, Chicago voters will choose school board members for the first time. But first, state lawmakers have to finally agree on the voting map.
New research finds that two-on-one tutoring sessions for 45 to 50 minutes every day helped raise math scores.
The modest improvement from an 82% graduation rate in 2022 to 84% this year represents a continued increase since a decade ago, when that rate sat at 59%.
About 1,000 classes could be impacted after nearly 600 part-time professors, who make up the majority of faculty, hit the picket lines on Monday.
New state test results also show higher graduation rates and strong gains for Black students, though their average scores still lag behind.
On Monday more than 600 part-time professors, who make up the majority of faculty, hit the picket lines. About 1,000 classes could be impacted.
Adjunct faculty make up a majority of the teaching staff at the South Loop campus. Most members voted to authorize a strike.
District leaders and Board of Education officials have warned of a financial cliff approaching next school year.
“Children … aren’t reading well at all, particularly Black and brown children,” said Tinaya York, a contributor to the state’s new literacy plan.
