The mayor has proclaimed that this plan is about equity and continuously talks about Black and Brown children struggling. We should provide in-person learning or a safe place to be if children are struggling, but is *this* plan the way to do it?
Tag: Mayor Lightfoot
Stay Home, Hit Play and Take a Field Trip with Mayor Lightfoot
A new WTTW online and TV series takes viewers behind the scenes of Chicago’s iconic museums and cultural institutions.
If Student-Based Budgeting Is the Slicer, We Need a Bigger Pie
Chicago Public Schools recently wrapped up a series of workshops discussing how student-based budgeting works and asking parents, school leaders and community members for their ideas about how to make sure the neediest schools and students get an equitable share of funds. Critics charge the current budgeting process creates a vicious cycle of disinvestment when already under-resourced schools lose students.…
Hey Chicago, Let’s Stop Cheating Our Kids out of Educational Opportunity
The roots of so-called achievement gaps lie in lack of access to opportunity for disadvantaged kids. Chicago must continue to create opportunity for every child in every school, starting with access to science, social studies and the arts.
I’m a Chicago Teacher and I Want You to Challenge Me, Not Honk for Me
I am a teacher. I care about my students and work really hard. I have spent my entire 14-year career working in urban schools, and wouldn’t change it for anything. Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, allow me to share some of my unpopular opinions. Here’s something I’ve been thinking a lot about lately, in light of…
For Parents Like Me, A CTU Strike Isn’t a Game
South side parent Willie Preston expresses his concerns for his children and kids across Chicago if a CTU strike threat comes through.