Chicago Public Schools (CPS), fresh off of getting a former organizing official Brandon Johnson elected as the Windy City mayor, continues its political push in the state legislature. But it continues to neglect the public…

Chicago Public Schools (CPS), fresh off of getting a former organizing official Brandon Johnson elected as the Windy City mayor, continues its political push in the state legislature. But it continues to neglect the public…
Incoming Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced staff additions as he forms his mayoral administration in the Windy City, and it confirms the influence of his former employer, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU). Johnson selected Annette…
Chicago Public Schools, parents, and students were stunned when the city’s teachers’ union chose to strike. The Chicago Teachers Union said that it would not teach in-person classes unless more coronavirus testing is implemented in…
A high school student in Illinois is facing off against her school over mandatory participation in the school’s “Gender and Sexuality Program.” The program is mandatory for all students to attend. The Illinois Mathematics and…
An Illinois law requires public schools to incorporate information about the “roles and contributions” of LGBT people when teaching American and state history. Signed into law earlier this month, the legislation will take effect July…
Some, but not all, but for them, before and after retirement, the phrase “gravy train” comes to mind. Open the Books, a group that does just that with state and federal records, regularly finds people…
They may not know the Bill of Rights, but students are being asked to broaden their base of knowledge in ways never before imagined, at least by most taxpayers.
Not all of his admirers are powerless.
Nearly half a million people have fled California, New York and Illinois
From Campus Reform: Parents of students attending New Trier High School in Illinois are dismayed by the school’s insistence on hosting a civil rights “Seminar Day” that discusses white privilege, microaggressions, and implicit bias. On…