Brandon Johnson seeks to upend CPS school choice policy

Behind the recent drama at Chicago Public Schools — the resignation of the school board, Mayor Brandon Johnson's quest to oust the CEO, ...

Chicago Public Schools wants to start shifting away from school choice

Sign up for · The move puts in motion Mayor Brandon Johnson's campaign promise to reinvigorate Chicago Public Schools' neighborhood schools.

Chicago, Its Teachers Union, and 'Mayor CTU's' Risky Power Grab

In the words of one person close to CPS, “I think that the union thought, once Brandon [Johnson] got elected, that they'd be able to walk into ...

Chicago Mayor Johnson calls for CPS to craft 'contingency plan' for ...

Still, Johnson invoked a long time position of his — that as privately-run entities, charter schools should get more accountability. CPS is ...

Chicago Leaders Want to Move Away from Choice and Revive ...

... wants to de-emphasize school choice ... Brandon Johnson's campaign promise to reinvigorate Chicago Public Schools' neighborhood schools.

Brandon Johnson's Board of Ed looks to move away from school ...

The Board of Education under Mayor Brandon Johnson is taking a first crack at making its mark on Chicago Public Schools by focusing on neighborhood schools.

Chicago's Mayor Is Following a Teachers' Union Playbook

Mayor Brandon Johnson, a former social studies teacher and teachers' union organizer, has been trying to oust the schools chief executive, Pedro Martinez.

The mayor's 'jacked-up' presser - POLITICO

... upended the Chicago School Board and suggesting reporters ... Brandon Johnson hopes to make for additional state funding for CPS.

CPS Board Officials Express 'Grave Concerns' About Selective ...

Translation: Mayor Johnson's hand selected school board who wants to completely upend the selective enrollment school system “dislikes ...

Chicago Teachers Union, Mayor Brandon Johnson oppose bill to ...

The Chicago's Teachers Union and Mayor Brandon Johnson oppose a bill to protect selective enrollment schools ahead of a fully elected school ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson asked CPS CEO Pedro Martinez to resign

FOX 32 Chicago has learned that Mayor Brandon Johnson asked the CEO of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) for his resignation this week.

Chicago could move away from school choice. Here's what that ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson and his school board say school choice has created a “Hunger Games” scenario where competition is fierce to get into those ...

Brandon Johnson scrambles to contain CPS school board turmoil ...

The crux of the dispute at CPS was Johnson's pressure on the board to take on a short-term, high-interest loan to cover the cost of a new ...

Chicago | Diane Ravitch's blog | Page 2

Mayor Johnson seeks to restore equal opportunity across a school district that has become marked by magnet schools, charter schools, elite and ...

CPS Board of Education passes resolution that could change school ...

The main one would be to transition away from admission and enrollment policies that the board says further stratifies and causes inequity in ...

“He Sold Our Schools off to the Highest Bidder” - In These Times

... Brandon Johnson are both candidates for mayor of Chicago. The ... Chicago schools increased by orders of magnitude in the wake of Vallas' policies ...

With CTU ally Mayor Brandon Johnson in charge, voters reject ...

The tense atmosphere surrounding CPS began this summer when Johnson butted heads with Martinez, a Lightfoot holdover, over the issue of a ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson's sprint to remake Chicago's public schools

Read this story for free. · The debate over school choice in Chicago · Looking for money to fully fund Chicago neighborhood schools.

Zorn: Which side are you on in the Chicago school board elections?

But I'm deeply suspicious of those candidates endorsed by the Illinois Policy Institute and other groups that want to direct public money to ...

Chicago Public Schools CEO Says District Underfunded, Needs ...

Under the new funding system, instead of basing funding on the level of student enrollment — as CPS has done for the past decade — the district ...