What power do Illinois, Chicago have to fix migrant crisis?

By Joe Tabor

11/06/2023

The increase in asylum seekers arriving in Chicago is stressing communities and exhausting resources. What exactly can states and local governments do?

Vallas: Chicago Teachers Union’s new attack on charter schools

By Paul Vallas

10/26/2023

Chicago Public Schools’ decision to significantly shorten the number of years charter schools are allowed to operate before their charters are up for renewal is the latest Chicago Teachers Union effort to destroy public school choice.

TAGS: CPS: Chicago Public Schools, CTU: Chicago Teachers Union

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.

TAGS: Chicago

Vallas: Chicago needs tools, transparency for responsible budgeting

By Paul Vallas

09/27/2023

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is continuing the mayoral tradition of giving the City Council and public too little time and too little information before a deficit city budget is passed. There’s little chance that will change soon, but it could be fixed.

TAGS: Brandon Johnson, Chicago

Center for Poverty Solutions: How to better assess poverty in Chicago and America

By Bryce Hill

09/26/2023

Published Sept. 26, 2023 America’s War on Poverty has been an abject failure. Nearly $12 trillion and 60 years later, official poverty rates remain basically unchanged. While the nation waged a well-intentioned assault on poverty, it inadvertently launched a far more sinister war: on dignity. While attempting to eradicate poverty, America created countless government welfare...

Chicago Fact Sheet

08/28/2023

Chicago is one of the nation's greatest cities, but it has challenges. An outline of four of the most significant problems.

Vallas: Chicago Teachers Union out to destroy superior performance of charter schools

By Paul Vallas

08/25/2023

Charter schools give low-income and minority students a better shot at success. So why is the Chicago Teachers Union trying to hurt charter schools’ better academic performance at lower cost?

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union

What to expect when cash bail ends in Illinois

By Joe Tabor

07/27/2023

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled ending cash bail is constitutional. What does that mean for Illinois? It means ready or not, the system changes Sept. 18.

TAGS: cash bail

Vallas: Here’s where Chicago Board of Education should put its focus

By Paul Vallas

07/17/2023

Mayoral appointments to the city’s school board tell the public a lot about that mayor’s philosophy. That’s why it’s so important to pay attention to who Mayor Brandon Johnson is appointing. It’s also important to understand what options should be on the table when it comes to fixing the failing Chicago Public Schools system.

TAGS: Chicago Board of Education, school choice, teachers union

Vallas: Only school choice can revive Chicago’s education system, save our kids

By Paul Vallas

07/10/2023

With the public education system failing students, the only way to ensure all children have access to a good education is to expand educational options for all.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union, Invest in Kids

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What power do Illinois, Chicago have to fix migrant crisis?

Vallas: Chicago Teachers Union’s new attack on charter schools

Chicago poverty higher than San Francisco, Los Angeles

Vallas: Chicago needs tools, transparency for responsible budgeting

Center for Poverty Solutions: How to better assess poverty in Chicago and America

Chicago Fact Sheet

Vallas: Chicago Teachers Union out to destroy superior performance of charter schools

What to expect when cash bail ends in Illinois

Vallas: Here’s where Chicago Board of Education should put its focus

Vallas: Only school choice can revive Chicago’s education system, save our kids

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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