Illinois ranked among worst in nation for access to in-person learning

By Amy Korte

02/08/2022

The unconventional learning formats caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are taking a toll on Illinois students. There is a solution.

TAGS: Illinois, remote learning

Chicago parents had 8 hours’ notice of teachers union walkout

By Dylan Sharkey

01/05/2022

Not only were there few hours to find child care for working families, but the word came as most people were asleep that the Chicago Teachers Union was forcing schools to close the next day.

TAGS: COVID-19, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, CTU: Chicago Teachers Union, remote learning

Chicago Teachers Union uses COVID-19 to walk out on students, again

By Dylan Sharkey

01/05/2022

Chicago schools closed Jan. 5 when the Chicago Teachers Union voted to keep members out of classrooms, trying to force an end to in-person learning over COVID-19 concerns.

TAGS: COVID-19, CTU: Chicago Teachers Union, remote learning, strike

Unlocking Opportunity: How Occupational Licensing Reform Would Promote Equitable Empowerment in Illinois

Illinois finds itself at a crossroads: will it empower minorities and poor people to unleash their potential, or will it perpetuate an inequitable status quo? For far too many Illinoisans, opportunity is unfairly and unnecessarily out of reach. Illinois ranks in the bottom ten among all states in social mobility and last among Midwest states...

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Unlocking Opportunity: How Occupational Licensing Reform Would Promote Equitable Empowerment in Illinois

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students