Pritzker’s proposed budget keeps Illinois school funding flat for a second year By Samantha Smylie for Chalkbeat Chicago “Illinois will not increase its budget for education for a second year despite advocates’ concerns that a stagnant budget could make it difficult to address lost learning due to the coronavirus pandemic. Facing down a $3 billion […]

“We Gon’ Be Alright”: Encouragement from Butler College Prep By The Noble Network of Charter Schools “This is part of a series of blogs from Noble campus representatives to give a deeper look at campus life.  Let me ask you a question! If we challenged you to ask anyone in your immediate family or circle […]

New Year, Healthy You: Mental Health Resolutions from Noble Street College Prep Social Workers By The Noble Network of Charter Schools “Since January was pretty strange to say the least, maybe we can officially look back in our rear view mirrors and say adios to 2020 and please don’t come back! And though we are […]

By Robert M. Marovich A team huddled, their faces creased in grave concern. There was a viral outbreak at the hospital. Their job was to track down and contain it before it infected more patients and staff. What were their options? Time was ticking down. They needed to act. Though this simulation exercise was part […]

Chicago Public Schools Moving Ahead With Monday Reopening By Sarah Karp for WBEZ “Chicago Public Schools Chief Janice Jackson is insisting that in-person classes will resume on Monday for tens of thousands of students, even as teachers and other staff refuse to work in person and there’s little pressure for them to change course. “We […]

From anxiety to joy: Stories of Chicago’s contentious return to the classroom By Yana Kunichoff for Chalkbeat Chicago “After being closed to students for 300 days, Chicago reopened campuses this week and ushered in a new era of schooling with temperature checks, classroom pods, health screeners — and a continued standoff between city leadership and […]