Mayor Johnson extends 12 weeks of parental leave to CPS

Chicago Public School teachers and school support staff will get the same 12 weeks of paid parental leave already provided to all 32,000 city employees, thanks to an agreement that Mayor Brandon Johnson forged with the Chicago Teachers Union he once served.

Advocacy group: CPS failing Hispanic students
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Advocacy groups are calling out Chicago Public Schools for their handling of Hispanic students, giving the district a failing grade.

CPS student makes history with flag football scholarship
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A Chicago Public Schools graduate is making history. Karla Martinez Rodriguez graduate from Solorio Academy this past weekend, and will be attending Cottey College on a flag football scholarship this fall.

Pritzker touts early education funding in signing $50.4 billion budget
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After signing it into law, Gov. J.B. Pritzker displayed the document authorizing the state of Illinois to spend $50 billion in the fiscal year that begins next month.

CPS class of 2023 students earn collective $2.2 million in scholarships
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The class of 2023 double the amount of scholarship money earned to $2.2 million. Mayor Johnson commended the students' achievements with CPS CEO at Orr Academy High School Wednesday morning.

Rambler Brotherhood Project looks to boost graduation rates among men of color
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The graduation rate for Black, Latino and Native American men is far below what it is for other demographic groups. Loyola University is working to increase the numbers through an initiative called the Rambler Brotherhood Project.

Banner year for graduates at Chicago Bulls College Prep
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The class of 2023 set school records for scholarship offers, the number of seniors to graduate and Ivy League-bound students.

Critics slam school superintendent re-hiring
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The name Joyce Carmine may ring a bell, that's because Fox 32 investigated her pay in the past.

National Spelling Bee: Dev Shah, 14, wins with final word 'psammophile'

Congrats, Dev Shah! The teen from Largo, Florida, had his spelling career interrupted by the pandemic, then didn't make it out of his regional bee last year. He was crowned last night as the 2023 champion.

Dream Scribers: Giving youth and the incarcerated a voice through storytelling
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Natalie Bonner started Dream Scribers in 2021. It's a free 12-week, no-cost program which helps those serving time and kids with writing, publishing, and marketing their books.

Born in jail to her incarcerated mother, teen is now Harvard-bound

She was born facing great odds, entering into the world in a jail. And now she’s ready to embark on her dream to attend Harvard University.