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Superintendent's Corner

Beyond the headlines

Know your peers

Explore district enrollment, spending, staffing, and comparisons.

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Follow the leadership

Appointments, departures, and searches across the country.

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Plan what’s next

Funding windows, key deadlines, and national conferences.

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Across public education

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District in focus / Illinois

A closer look at Chicago.

In the news 5 times in the last 7 days. See the district behind the headlines, explore its public data, and put it in context with similar-size peers.

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324,130Students · 2024-25
643Schools · 2024-25
$18,216Spending per student · FY2020-21
13.8Students per teacher · 2024-25

NCES data via the district profile. Years vary by measure.

Leadership on the move

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Dates for your desk

Oct21

E-Rate administrative window opens (FY2027)

Deadline · 2026 · Funds For Learning / USAC

Nov3

Election Day: school board races and local bond/levy measures

Election · 2026 · Vote.gov

Jan1

School Board Recognition Month

Observance · January 1 to 31, 2027 · National School Boards Association

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District spotlights / Coming soon

The people behind
the progress.

A closer look at the leadership, programs, and partnerships shaping America’s school districts.

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