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Columns & Opinion, On Politics Feb 10, 2021
Now they love her

Karen Lewis knew you don’t make a lot of friends in high places when you stand up for teachers and poor kids.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Karen Lewis, Mayor Rahm, Chicago Teachers Union, CTU, Barack Obama, Lane Tech, Randy Bates, Chicago Public Schools, CPS

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Jan 27, 2021
Back to the petri dish

With threats of termination, Mayor Lightfoot and Janice Jackson welcome teachers back to the classroom.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Lori Lightfoot, Janice Jackson, Chicago Public Schools, CPS, pandemic, COVID-19, coronavirus, Chicago Teachers Union, CTU, Mayor Daley

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Dec 9, 2020
To trust or not to trust . . .

Teachers, parents, and students have to decide if CPS can keep COVID-19 out of the classroom.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Lori Lightfoot, Janice Jackson, Chicago Public Schools, CPS, COVID-19, coronavirus, Rahm Emanuel, Barbara Byrd-Bennett, TIF, Chicago Teachers Union

Music, Music Feature Sep 17, 2020
Video
Femdot pauses his rap career to help feed Chicago

Run through his nonprofit, Delacreme Scholars, the Scholars Slide By has delivered groceries to hundreds of people in need this summer.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Femdot, Femi Adigun, Delacreme Scholars, Scholars Slide By, Slide By, 94 Camry Music, Matt Muse, George Floyd, Black Lives Matter, People’s Grab-N-Go, Feed the West Side, John Walt Foundation, rap, protest, mutual aid, hip-hop, Chicago Public Schools, Young Chicago Authors, Burke Elementary School, Dominique James, Nachelle Pugh, Frsh Waters, Trina Reynolds-Tyler, Jihad Kheperu, Pivot Gang, Delacreme 2, Closed Sessions, Lyrical Lemonade, Cole Bennett, Elliot Montanez, Tobi Lou, Pitchfork Music Festival, DePaul University, Puma, Siki Adigun, Kola Adigun, Seun Adigun, King Dilla, King Dilla Freestyle, Tamika Ponce, Qurissy Lopez, Toyota Camry, Killa Cam, Video

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Sep 9, 2020
Savior stories

Let’s end the myth that Mayors Daley and Rahm saved Chicago Public Schools.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Richard M. Daley, Lori Lightfoot, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Public Schools, William Bennett, Ronald Reagan, social promotion, Donald Trump, Kenwood High School, Rummana Hussain

City Life, Community Sep 2, 2020
Ode to a Chicago Public School

The lessons learned in CPS go beyond what’s taught in the classroom.
- By Nina Li Coomes
- Tags: Community, Chicago Public Schools, Daddy Yankee, Gasolina, crossing guard, Mary Gage Peterson Elementary School, iPod, CPD, cafeteria, biryani, spaghetti pie, education, Education Issue

News & Politics, Feature Sep 2, 2020
'This is a moment of empowerment': An oral history of the People's Grab-N-Go

A retrospective look at the weekly Black-led food distribution program outside Burke Elementary.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Feature, Education, Chicago Public Schools, George Floyd, food distribution program, People's Grab-N-Go, Burke Elementary School, Trina Reynolds-Tyler, Dominique James, Matt Muse, Jihad Kheperu, Education Issue

News & Politics, Feature Aug 24, 2020
A rosy CPS survey on cops in schools falls short

Despite bad data and board discord, CPS renews contract with CPD.
- By Maya Dukmasova
- Tags: Feature, Chicago Public Schools, CPS, CPS board, cops in schools, police violence, School Resource Officers, SROs, Local School Councils, LSCs, student opinions, Chicago Police Department, CPD, Jadine Chou, James Gherardi, Lake View High School, Lane Tech, demographics, survey methodology, FOIA, Freedom of Information Act, FOIA lawsuit, student safety, school safety, #CopsOutCPS, school-to-prison pipeline, Education Issue

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Jun 30, 2020
Cops in schools

For years the schools of Chicago have been pawns in the mayor’s budget games.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Lori Lightfoot, Rahm Emanuel, Richard M. Daley, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Board of Education, Elizabeth Todd-Breland, Amy Rome, Luisiana Melendez, TIFs, George Floyd, Laquan McDonald, Black Lives Matter

Arts & Culture, Lit Feature Jun 5, 2020
Stanzas in place

The Chicago Poetry Center gives CPS students virtual literary lessons.
- By Marissa De La Cerda
- Tags: Lit Feature, Chicago Poetry Center, Chicago Public Schools, poetry, "Hands On Stanzas", Elizabeth Metzger Sampson, Leslie Reese, Timothy David Rey

News & Politics, News Jun 1, 2020
Police abolitionists find fuel in the protests

As more people lose faith in the state, organizers offer alternatives.
- By Maya Dukmasova
- Tags: News, Chicago Police Department, CPD, police violence, protests, George Floyd protests, police abolition, abolition, prison and police abolition, abolitionist organizing, Chicago police abolitionists, mutual aid, George Floyd, Minneapolis, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Mariame Kaba, Black Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter Chicago, Ariel Atkins, Good Kids Mad City, Kofi Ademola, Equity and Transformation, Richard Wallace, Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Lori Lightfoot, police riot, Chicago Freedom School, Chicago Community Bond Fund, Chicago Public Schools, Assata’s Daughters, Page May

Music, Music Feature May 12, 2020
Video
Naledge brings his rapper’s brain back to academia

Jabari “Naledge” Evans of Kidz in the Hall talks about his doctoral dissertation, incorporating hip-hop into education, the drill scene hacking the industry, and more.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Jabari Evans, Naledge, Jabara “Naledge” Evans, Kidz in the Hall, Michael Aguilar, Double-O, Michael “Double-O” Aguilar, School Was My Hustle, Rawkus Records, Occasion, Duck Down Records, Free Nights & Weekends, Lupe Fiasco, Northwestern University, University of Pennsylvania, UPenn, School of Communication, Center on Media and Human Development, University of Southern California, Little Black Pearl Art & Design Academy, Foundations of Music, Brainiac Project, Think Like a Rapper, Learn Like a Rapper, Ballad of the Bullet, Microsoft Research New England, Social Media Collective, Forrest Stuart, Aymar Jean "AJ" Christian, Aymar Jean Christian, David Stovall, Decoteau Irby, Chris Emdin, TikTok, James Peterson, Michael Eric Dyson, Vic Mensa, Mikkey Halsted, GLC, Rhymefest, Cool Kids, DJ RTC, Andrew Barber, David Drake, Young Chop, Spenzo, Big Homie Doe, King Louie, Joe Freshgoods, Little Brother, Chance the Rapper, Talib Kweli, Nancy Baym, CPS, Chicago Public Schools, Video

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Nov 5, 2019
The first step

Thank you, Chicago teachers, for forcing the powers that be to take a small step toward doing the right thing.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Teachers Union, CTU, CPS, Stacy Davis Gates, Jesse Sharkey, Rahm Emanuel, Lori Lightfoot, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, 1980 teachers’ strike, I’m a Believer, He’s So Fine, Rock With You, the Monkees, M

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Oct 30, 2019
The good old TIF mayonnaise jar

To settle the teachers’ strike Mayor Lightfoot should scrape some more “mayonnaise” from the TIF slush fund.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Teachers Union, CTU, CPS, Rahm Emanuel, Lori Lightfoot, Richard M. Daley, Tom Tresser, TIFs, tax increment financing, Lincoln Yards

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Oct 22, 2019
Feast to famine

Just last year Chicago had billions for Amazon but now it’s suddenly too broke for schoolkids.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Teachers Union, CTU, CPS, Rahm Emanuel, Bruce Rauner, Lori Lightfoot, Michael Madigan, John Cullerton, Toni Preckwinkle, Amazon, Jeff Bezos, Chicago Tribune, Fifty Shades of Grey, Arlington, Virginia

News & Politics, News Oct 17, 2019
Slideshow
Striking teachers say paychecks are the least of their problems

At an Englewood elementary school, teachers and staff describe working conditions that hurt kids most.
- By Maya Dukmasova
- Tags: News, Chicago teacher strike, Chicago Teachers Union, teacher strike, teachers strike, Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Lori Lightfoot, Chicago Public Schools, Carrie Jacobs Bond Elementary School, Bond Elementary School, Englewood, neighborhood schools, school funding, school funding equity, poverty, segregation, Slideshow

News & Politics, News Oct 17, 2019
Arts—and aquatic—activities for kids during the CPS strike

Classes and workshops cover music, dance, film, theater, and more
- By Karen Hawkins
- Tags: News, CPS, Chicago Public Schools, teachers’ strike, arts

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Oct 16, 2019
The show goes on

One era ends and another begins for our beloved First Tuesdays.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Teachers Union, CTU, CPS, Mick Dumke, Maya Dukmasova, First Tuesdays, the Hideout, Richard Mell, Karen Lewis, Mayor Lightfoot, Rick Munoz, Danny Solis, Ed Burke

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Oct 9, 2019
Size matters

Chicago teachers have almost no relief for overcrowded classrooms.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Teachers Union, CTU, CPS, overcrowded classrooms, Park Ridge, Cicero, Oak Park, Wilmette, Lake Forest, Mayor Lightfoot

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Oct 2, 2019
Busted priorities

Even with a teachers’ strike looming, the city is investing in the wrong things.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Karen Lewis, Stacy Davis Gates, Lori Lightfoot, Jesse Sharkey, Chicago Tribune, Sun-Times, Chicago Teachers Union, Chicago Public Schools, teachers strike, nurses, librarians

Film, Movie Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
Movie Tuesday: A few words (and movies) on kindness

Five films that depict people—and cinema—at their best
- By Ben Sachs
- Tags: Movie Tuesday, Richard Linklater, Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz, special education, Chicago Public Schools, Jacques Tourneur, Yasujiro Ozu, Frederick Wiseman, Ann Hui

News & Politics, Sports Jul 30, 2019
Project sWish uses basketball to keep young people on the south and west sides safe in the summer

“We want to provide an opportunity for these kids to be off the streets during these times, in these neighborhoods.”
- By Matt Harvey
- Tags: Sports, Project sWish, basketball, McKinley Nelson, Homan Square Park, youth basketball, AAU, Chicago Public Schools, Mac Irvin Fire, violent crime, Whitney Young High School, Sylvia Nelson Jordan, Xavier University, Miles Baggett, Morgan Dean, Darrell Ivy, Omarr Gilbert, Stephen Williams, Ogden Park, Dunbar High SchoolDex Pierce, Angie Foster, Kenny Doss Jr., Bridging the Gap Globally, Linnae Harper, Jahlil Okafor, KeSean White

News & Politics, News Jul 24, 2019
Sexual miseducation

In an era of unprecedented attention to gender violence, Latinx organizers demand CPS address shortcomings.
- By Maya Dukmasova
- Tags: News, CPS, Chicago Public Schools, sex ed, sexual education, sexual health education, Healing to Action, sex, relationships, consent, gender violence, gender based violence, sezual violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, #MeToo, Kedzie Center, Chicago Teachers Union, CTU, Sheerine Alemzadeh, Margarita Miranda, Esperanza Emiliano, Susan Aarup, disability rights, Sarah Rothschild, Tilden Career Community Academy Local School Council, Emily Bolton

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Jun 13, 2019
School board politics

Don’t give up on an elected school board, Mayor Lightfoot.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Lori Lightfoot, Rob Martwick, John Cullerton, Rahm Emanuel, Richard M. Daley, Miguel del Valle, Tom Keane, Edward Nedza, 31st Ward Democratic Party, Chicago Public Schools, CPS, elected school board

News & Politics, Feature Apr 25, 2019
How to get rid of a CPS principal

The quest to fire Ogden International’s leader exposes flaws in the disciplinary mechanism.
- By Maya Dukmasova
- Tags: Feature, Chicago Public Schools, Michael Beyer, Ogden Elementary School, Jenner Elementary School, Ogden Jenner Merger, due process, Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Board of Education Office of the Inspector General, Office of Inspector General, Nicholas Schuler, public schools, Robert Croston, Cabrini-Green, Gold Coast, Local School Councils, Troy LaRaviere, Michael Passman, Chicago Principals & Administrators Association, William Quinlan, Sandeep Soorya, Rebecca Bancroft, Naajidaah Jones

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