The post-winter break blues: Parents and educators worry about CPS’ future and are divided about CEO's ouster
Heading back to classes Monday Public School students will return to a district different from the one they left for winter ...
Judge Rules Chicago School Board Can’t Interfere with CEO Martinez’s Powers
A Cook County Circuit Court judge ruled Tuesday that the Chicago Board of Education may not block schools chief Pedro ...
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Here are the remaining sticking points in contract talks between CPS and CTU
Teacher prep time, evaluations, pay, and class sizes remain key sticking points as the district and union enter their eighth ...
Letters: Mayor Brandon Johnson should resign from office
Brandon Johnson has received well-earned criticism for his job as mayor.
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As CTU talks and beef with Martinez grind on, Johnson's CPS ties face scrutiny
Questions about a potential conflict of interest have boiled over after the mayor's board appointees voted Dec. 20 to oust ...
Jason Lee, Chicago's shadow mayor, helps Brandon Johnson weather the political storm
Lee says he’s not at all surprised by the extraordinary pressure that he and the mayor have been under in the shark tank ...
Editorial: We have some New Year’s resolutions for JB Pritzker, Brandon Johnson and crew. And a few for ourselves.
With 2024 in the books and 2025 already here, gulp, our city and state find themselves in precarious places. The city of ...
Magnolia Reporter3d
2024 in Review: Columbia County marriage licenses
Marriage licenses issued by the Columbia County Clerk's Office during 2024. Landan Shawn Beams, 29, of Magnolia and Erin Kay ...
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Opinion: Seems like ‘Lord of the Flies’ is city’s political playbook
CYRYL JAKUBOWSKI I’ve been covering news, politics and most things pertaining to the Northwest Side for a long time. As your ...
Ethics concerns raised amid Mayor Brandon Johnson's leave of absence from CPS
Johnson, a former CPS teacher, remains on leave from the school district. A 2023 memo written by CPS’ chief talent officer ...
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Former Washoe County Superintendent Pedro Martinez fired from top schools job in Chicago
The Chicago Board of Education fired Pedro Martinez last week ... where Martinez is from — he’s been at odds since September ...
Chicago Teachers Union touts 'legendary' contract negotiation gains
The Chicago Teachers Union is moving quickly to finalize a new contract with Chicago Public Schools. CPS and CTU have been without a contract since June 30, when the previous collective bargaining ...