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Cleaning House: The End of CPS's Contract with Aramark

As the custodial management contract with Aramark inside Chicago Public Schools (CPS) comes to an end, there’s a palpable mix of anticipation and reservation.The decision to bring management back unde

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Make Students Feel Valued

In the wake of the post-COVID-19 pandemic world, we are witnessing a surge in stress and anxiety among our students.

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Central Office Transformation for Equitable Teaching and Learning

Central offices were set up more than a century ago to handle business and regulatory functions. Today’s schools require a fundamentally new approach.

Study: Accountability Systems Misrepresent School Effectiveness for English Learners

kent.lau on Monday, October 19 2020 - 3:45pm

The Latino Policy Forum is a multifaceted organization and they conduct research to determine which public policies have the greatest impact on Latinos' well-being and society's well-being in general. Then they get people involved in improving policies at all levels of public decision-making. (For more info about the Latino Policy Forum, click HERE.)

Pedro Soto and Janice Jackson Reveal the CPS Double Standard on Accountability

kent.lau on Thursday, October 15 2020 - 8:00am

Around the start of this school year, it was reported that Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson’s chief of staff, Pedro Soto, was charged with lying to the FBI about his role in an apparent bid-rigging and bribery scheme. Soto is alleged to have passed secret information to a company bidding for a $1 billion CPS custodial contract in 2016. Jackson responded by portraying Soto’s alleged crimes as a “betrayal of trust.”