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Moore has actively opposed an elected school board in City Council, maneuvering to block a ballot measure. [18] Despite 49th ward residents voting overwhelmingly to freeze charter school expansion, [19] Moore has ignored his constituents and continued to push for more charters [20] [21] as he collects campaign donations from Charter operators. [22]
Signaling a paradigm shift in a school system largely shaped by choice, the Chicago Board of Education passed a resolution Thursday to prioritize neighborhood schools in Chicago Public Schools ...
Sponsored by Rep. Mary Gill, D-Chicago, HB5008 would allow high school Local School Councils to contract directly with CPD to employ school resource officers, known as SROs, through February 2027.
Chicago is a special charter municipality. [9] The Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council of the City of Chicago is the official publication of the acts of the City Council. [10] The Municipal Code of Chicago is the codification of Chicago's local ordinances of a general and permanent nature. [10] [11]
The following is a table listing the individuals that held the position of "superintendent of Chicago Public Schools" from its creation in 1854 through its dissolution in 1995: Ella Flagg Young (served 1909–1915); CPS' first female superintendent; first female public school superintendent in a major US city [4]
In a charter passed by the Illinois General Assembly on February 13, 1863, the Chicago Board of Education was granted exclusive power over operating the city's schools. [3] Greater administrative control was given to the board in 1865, when the General Assembly amended the 1863 charter, including moving control over the school fund, which had ...
Every Chicago public school has a Local School Council (LSC) which consists of parents, community members, teachers, and the principal of the school. Members of the council are elected except in the case of teachers, staff and student representatives, who are appointed by the Board of Education after non-binding polls are taken and conduct monthly meetings which the public can attend.
The state has 208 charter schools operating with another 11 scheduled to open this fall, Ashley Baquero, executive director of the Office of Charter Schools told The Center Square.