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Chicago, IL · ChicagoThe proposed budget includes a $149 million increase in funding for schools. District officials said they closed the budget gap by cutting $197 million at its central office departments, including for academic and operational costs.See the Story
Chicago Public Schools Is Facing A Big Budget Deficit. Here’s How The District Wants To Handle It.
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New York City · New YorkKara Ahmed, the deputy chancellor who oversaw New York City’s early childhood education programs, is leaving to take over at a national network of 25 birth-to-5 schools.See the Story
Kara Ahmed, NYC’s embattled early childhood education head, announces departure
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Chicago, IL · ChicagoAs a Chicago Public Schools restorative justice coordinator, Edward Ward says he spent the last year building up trust at a South Side elementary school and working with administrators to make sure they didn’t see the students as criminals and quickly suspend them.This is exactly what CPS officials say they want in schools, he says, and he’s exactly the type of person — a Black man — that they say they want. Only 4% of CPS’ teachers are Black ma…See the Story
Chicago Public Schools lays off nearly 600 support staff members
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Chicago, IL · ChicagoThe study, from the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research, comes as CPS plans to launch a safety policy that will unilaterally remove school resource officers from all campuses.See the Story
Chicago Schools That Removed Police Officers Saw Slight Drop In High-Level Discipline Violations: Study
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Surgeon General · New YorkThe nation’s largest school district could move to ban cell phones for students as early as this January. New York City Public Schools Chancellor David Banks said Wednesday that phone use is significantly impacting education.
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New York City Public Schools looks to ban cellphones
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Chicago, IL · ChicagoSchool board hopefuls need 1,000 valid signatures from residents of their district for their name to be printed on the ballot. The deadline to submit signatures is Monday.See the Story
Who Are The Chicago School Board Candidates For The 2024 Election?
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