Chicago Public Schools enrollment rises slightly after 11 years of decline

By Hannah Schmid

10/05/2023

Chicago Public Schools reported its first uptick in enrollment after 11 years of decline. Thousands of new English learners contributed to the rise. Low-income and Black student enrollment declined.

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1 in 6 Chicago third graders can read at level, signaling dismal futures

By Hannah Schmid

10/04/2023

Few Chicago third-grade students can read at grade level. Even fewer low income and minority students are at grade level in reading. Research shows this is a warning sign for Chicago students’ academic success and subsequent earning potential.

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Chicago Teachers Union political spending up nearly 3X under Stacy Davis Gates

By Mailee Smith

10/03/2023

The Chicago Teachers Union’s latest filing with the U.S. Department of Labor confirms the union is pouring more money than ever into politics.

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Chicago starts taxing ChatGPT, artificial intelligence

By Dylan Sharkey

10/03/2023

Chicago levies a 9% tax on leased computer software, which the city now claims includes artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT.

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Stacy Davis Gates’ income is 543% more than families she wants denied scholarships

By Mailee Smith

10/02/2023

New data filed with the U.S. Department of Labor shows Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates’ total income tops $289,000. The average household income of families receiving the Invest in Kids scholarships she wants to kill “for good” is just $45,046.

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Vallas: Call Johnson’s real estate transfer tax what it really is: a commercial property tax

By Paul Vallas

09/29/2023

Brandon Johnson’s ‘Bring Chicago Home’ transaction tax is primarily a tax on the already overburdened and depressed commercial property owners.

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Chicago Teachers Union spending on teachers down, politics up in 2023

By Mailee Smith

09/28/2023

The Chicago Teachers Union’s most recent federal report reveals just 17% of its spending in 2023 was on representing teachers, but it tripled its political spending from the previous year. Nearly 500 teachers left the union.

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How education impacts Chicago poverty

By Bryce Hill, Dylan Sharkey

09/28/2023

1 in 5 Chicagoans living in poverty has a bachelor’s degree. Those without a high school diploma are four times more likely to live in poverty.

Poverty in Chicago higher in 2022 than before War on Poverty

By Bryce Hill, Dylan Sharkey

09/27/2023

Nearly 60 years after the U.S. began the War on Poverty, the rate of Chicagoans living in poverty is higher than it was before the effort. National poverty rates have fluctuated between 11-15%, defying solutions and perpetuating dependence.

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Chicago poverty higher than San Francisco, Los Angeles

By Bryce Hill, Dylan Sharkey

09/27/2023

Chicago has one of the highest poverty rates among the nation’s biggest cities, including San Francisco and Los Angeles.

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Chicago Public Schools enrollment rises slightly after 11 years of decline

1 in 6 Chicago third graders can read at level, signaling dismal futures

Chicago Teachers Union political spending up nearly 3X under Stacy Davis Gates

Chicago starts taxing ChatGPT, artificial intelligence

Stacy Davis Gates’ income is 543% more than families she wants denied scholarships

Vallas: Call Johnson’s real estate transfer tax what it really is: a commercial property tax

Chicago Teachers Union spending on teachers down, politics up in 2023

How education impacts Chicago poverty

Poverty in Chicago higher in 2022 than before War on Poverty

Chicago poverty higher than San Francisco, Los Angeles

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