Chicago Teachers Union lauds failing community school, wants 180 more
Chicago Teachers Union lauds failing community school, wants 180 more
The Chicago Teachers Union hosted a press conference to begin contract negotiations at one of the sustainable community schools it wants to replicate 180 times. The Ellen H. Richards Career Academy has zero students proficient in reading or math.
By Hannah Schmid
Editorial: Chicago Public Schools’ chronic absenteeism worst of 5 largest districts
Editorial: Chicago Public Schools’ chronic absenteeism worst of 5 largest districts
Chronic absenteeism has been bad across the nation since the pandemic, but in Chicago it’s worse. That hurts students’ futures and the city’s wellbeing.
By Hilary Gowins
Another parochial school forced to close without Invest in Kids
Another parochial school forced to close without Invest in Kids
St. Bede School in Ingleside will shut its doors without the support from Invest in Kids scholarships. Even a $500K fundraising effort failed to save the school.
By Dylan Sharkey
Vallas: All Illinois parents deserve school choice because it works
Vallas: All Illinois parents deserve school choice because it works
Private education excels and school choice help students across race and income demographics. So why are teachers unions working against parents having choices and students excelling?
By Paul Vallas
What you should know about the Chicago Teachers Union
What you should know about the Chicago Teachers Union
The Chicago Teachers Union put its lobbyist in the Chicago mayor's office and is now negotiating its next contract with him. What taxpayers should know about CTU, how it's impacted education, its leadership and its ambitions to be the political machine running the nation's third-largest city.
By Brad Weisenstein
Chicago Teachers Union demands excluding parents from student pronoun, sexuality info
Chicago Teachers Union demands excluding parents from student pronoun, sexuality info
The Chicago Teachers Union leaders want student information regarding student pronouns and sexual orientation to be kept confidential from parents if that’s what the student wants.
By Dylan Sharkey
Report: Low-income scholarship students score better than public school peers
Report: Low-income scholarship students score better than public school peers
A report shows low-income students receiving Invest in Kids tax-credit scholarships were more proficient in reading and math in nearly every grade in 2023 than low-income students in Illinois public schools. Their high school reading bested statewide scores.
By Hannah Schmid
Report: Illinois tax-credit scholarship students see largest year-over-year learning gains
Report: Illinois tax-credit scholarship students see largest year-over-year learning gains
The Illinois State Board of Education released a late, flawed report on the Invest in Kids scholarship program. Despite comparing apples to oranges, the report shows the Invest in Kids program worked for low-income kids.
By Hannah Schmid
Chicago Teachers Union pushing school model where kids perform poorly
Chicago Teachers Union pushing school model where kids perform poorly
Chicago Teachers Union leadership will use this summer’s contract negotiations with Chicago Public Schools to push for expansion of “sustainable community schools” in the district. The model doesn’t work: students perform worse, absenteeism rises.
By Hannah Schmid
Lawmakers consider renewing Invest in Kids scholarships
Lawmakers consider renewing Invest in Kids scholarships
A new bill would revive a scholarship program that was stripped from 9,600 low-income Illinois students, ending their best chances to attend schools of their choice.
By Dylan Sharkey