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As another school year gets underway, several states are considering whether to give students more time for recess, and some have already expanded the role of unstructured play in a child’s school day. The momentum...
To end the takeover, the district is required to improve school board governance, have no multi-year failing campuses, and update the special education department so it is compliant with state standards. The post...
NPR found that changes over the last 18 months have cost an unknown amount of taxpayer dollars and made the agency's work more complex and potentially inefficient. The post The Education Dept. hasn’t been dismantled....
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A map of Chicago school board electoral districts for the 2026 general election.
If you haven’t already, I suggest you read Nikole Hannah-Jones’ long New York Times essay looking back on her school choice decisions in NYC. Hannah-Jones chose a school for her daughter in significant part because of...