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Kia Banks Addresses Chicago Board of Education

Good morning, I don’t have to tell you school leaders in Chicago Public Schools are busy people.

CPAA Thanks Chief Education Officer Bogdana Chkoumbova on Her Next Chapter

The Chicago Principals and Administrators Association (CPAA), the union representing Chicago’s principals and assistant principals, extend

DOE’s Withholding of $6.9 Billion in FY2025 K-12 Funding Threatens Student Success and Paralyzes School Systems Nationwide

School leaders now face the impossible task of opening schools without knowing whether the federal funds they relied on will arrive—or when.

Working Women and the Union Advantage

Union women earn more than almost anybody else. The sole exceptions: Union men, and—the benchmark by which other groups are measured—adult white men.

Expanding Worker's Voice -- White House Task Force

The White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment released its first report

Almost 1 in 3 Older Adults Develops New Conditions After COVID-19

Conditions involved a range of major organs and systems.

Financial Wellness Series On Demand

Do you have financial questions about retirement, insurance/annuities, long-term care, tax, trust and estate planning?

Education Secretary Cardona Outlines Priorities and Vision

On Jan. 27, 2022, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona delivered a speech outlining his priorities and vision for American education. Throughout his remarks, Cardona spoke about using the current moment as an opportunity to improve the American education system and address inequities from pre-K to adult education. He argued for the need to “level up” the entire education system, and called upon everyone to work toward making education the “great equalizer” so that opportunity and achievement gaps can be closed.

Principal Pens Op-Ed: "Our Schools are Not OK."

Chicago Sun-Times Publishes Essay from CPS Principal Seth Lavin, giving a voice to Chicago public school administrators.