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While much of the state is getting blanketed with snow today, the work of government goes on. Today, Governor JB Pritzker delivered his budget address and proposed to include $350 million in additional funding for the Evidence-Based Funding formula for Illinois schools. Gov. Pritzker’s proposed funding is a strong signal to the importance his administration […]

Download the full News Stand edition as a PDF. See the crossword answers here. — 2022 Priority Legislation ADEQUATE AND EQUITABLE FUNDING SPENT WISELY The Evidence-Based Funding Formula enacted in 2017 established a minimum funding goal of adding $350 million in new funds each year until adequate funding is reached. The State Board of Education has requested this increase […]

The New Year brings with it a sense of new things to accomplish and new places to engage. I hope you’ll take this time to engage with an important survey from CPS. The district continues gathering community feedback on how they measure school quality. They need to hear from you today! This survey is voluntary and […]

At my house, we read all the time. I push my foster daughters, who are teen moms, to read to their children. While we might grow frustrated with the accumulation of toys to trip over, we are always excited for new books to read. It’s the best part of our daily bedtime routine. Imagine my […]

As a little girl, my mother and grandmother taught me to treat people how I wanted to be treated. I think most of us have someone special in our lives who taught us that lesson. As a teacher at Carver Elementary School in Chicago, I try to model that lesson and pass it down to […]

I often find that some of the best lessons for my students are the ones that build upon each other and are built into our daily lives. That’s definitely the case with the lessons in Teach Kindness, a program we implemented at Fiske Elementary School in Chicago. As the school year progressed, the lessons on […]