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Chicago finds more money to stave off closures, layoffs at child care centers
By Cassie Walker Burke
November 19, 2019
Chicago
Aspen portal glitch puts teachers and parents on edge as report cards released
By Ariel Cheung
November 19, 2019
Chicago
Should Illinois rewrite the way it funds early learning? The case starts to build.
By Cassie Walker Burke
November 12, 2019

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Strike heads into eighth day with Chicago, teachers union still at odds
By Yana Kunichoff
October 28, 2019
Chicago
Here are the 5 big issues in Chicago’s teachers contract dispute — and where negotiations stand
By Yana Kunichoff, Cassie Walker Burke, Philissa Cramer
October 23, 2019
Chicago
Live updates from Day 5 of the Chicago teachers strike: Mayor says unwieldy union bargaining team slows talks
By Cassie Walker Burke
Updated October 23, 2019
Chicago
10 things to watch as a teachers strike begins in Chicago
By Cassie Walker Burke, Yana Kunichoff, Kalyn Belsha, Philissa Cramer
October 16, 2019
Chicago
With less than a week before strike, Chicago sweetens offer to teachers; union calls it ‘insulting’
By Cassie Walker Burke, Yana Kunichoff
October 11, 2019
Chicago
Parents asked and we answered: A brief history of strike lengths
By Yana Kunichoff
Updated October 10, 2019
Chicago
With one week before strike, Chicago mayor says union not acting ‘urgently’ on proposals
By Yana Kunichoff
October 7, 2019
Chicago
Chicago teachers vote by wide margin to move toward strike
By Yana Kunichoff
Updated September 26, 2019
Chicago
Here’s why we’re helping launch Civic Exchange, an open government effort in Chicago.
By Cassie Walker Burke
September 17, 2019
Chicago
7 questions for the Chicago commissioner in charge of a game-changing early learning expansion
By Cassie Walker Burke
September 6, 2019
Chicago
From Englewood to Old Town, Chicago mayor’s first-day tour of schools spotlights her priorities
By Yana Kunichoff
September 3, 2019
Chicago
With opening of new $85 million Englewood high school, hope amid decades of disappointment
By Yana Kunichoff
September 1, 2019