As CPS Chief Leaves for D.C. Hearing, Backers Hope for Strong Defense of Policies for Trans, Black Students

As CPS CEO departs for DC, backers hope for strong defense of policies supporting trans and Black students

Not long after President Donald Trump took office last year, Chicago Public Schools landed in the crosshairs of a Republican-led attack on protections for transgender students and programs aimed at helping specific student groups, like Chicago’s Black Student Success Plan.Trump and his supporters have said these approaches violate federal civil rights laws and, in essence, discriminate against cisgender students and students who aren’t Black.The…

As CPS chief leaves for D.C. hearing, backers hope for strong defense of policies for trans, Black students

Not long after President Donald Trump took office last year, Chicago Public Schools landed in the crosshairs of a Republican-led attack on protections for transgender students and programs aimed at helping specific student groups, like Chicago’s Black Student Success Plan. Trump and his supporters have said these approaches violate federal civil rights laws and, in essence, discriminate against cisgender students and students who aren’t Black. T…

School Hearing Puts Chicago Schools And Banned Books In Congress Spotlight

A school hearing on Capitol Hill is turning into a sharp split-screen over public education, student rights, and who gets to decide what children are allowed to learn. According to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce’s official hearing notice, the June 10, 2026 hearing is titled “Breaking Trust: Attacks on Parental Rights, Inappropriate Content, and Legal Abuses in America’s Schools,” and its listed witnesses include Chicago Publi…