Chicago Public Schools, Black and the success plan

Chicago Schools’ Bid to Boost Black Student Achievement Draws Legal Challenge
A conservative advocacy group filed a legal challenge against Chicago Public Schools on Friday over an initiative to give extra support to Black students, calling the program discriminatory under federal civil-rights laws and in violation of recent guidance from the Trump administration.
Anti-DEI Group Files Complaint Against Chicago Public Schools’ Black Student Success Plan
A conservative education group has filed an anti-discrimination complaint against Chicago Public Schools and its Black Student Success Plan.
Chicago Public Schools’ Black student success plan hit with federal legal challenge
In a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education, a national group claims the plan is discriminatory, citing efforts by the Trump administration to rid schools of race-based programs.
Chicago Black Student Success Plan Amid Backlash Against Race-Based Initiatives
Last year, a Virginia-based advocacy group challenged a Los Angeles Unified School District initiative aimed at boosting outcomes for its Black students, which CPS said inspired its own plan. At the urging of the Biden administration, Los Angeles made changes to downplay the role of race, causing an outcry from some of its initiative’s supporters.
Parents Defending Education challenges Chicago district’s Black Student Success Plan as discriminatory
Virginia-based Parents Defending Education, which opposes race-based initiatives, said the Chicago Public Schools program is discriminatory.
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Chicago’s Black Student Success Plan sparks controversy
Chicago Public Schools launched the Black Student Success Plan, a five-year initiative to address educational disparities for ...
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Chicago Schools Doubled Classroom Assistants In Recent Years — But Which Labor Union Represents Them?
The school district is grappling with tighter budgets and is locked in a labor dispute that advocates worry could lead to ...
Forrest Claypool: Chicago is holding itself back from a bright future
“The word bankruptcy has been hanging over Chicago like a storm cloud about to burst,” wrote American Enterprise Institute ...
Chicago school closings today: Full list of schools closed, delayed amid extreme cold
As many as seven Chicago-area schools had announced delays, closures or e-learning Tuesday due as a cold weather advisory ...
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Schools poised to be major front line in Trump immigration crackdown
Oklahoma is moving to require proof of citizenship for the guardians of public school students, while California schools are distributing “know your rights” cards to immigrant families ...
Editorial: Mayor Brandon Johnson is maxing out Chicago’s credit card. Aldermen, intervene.
We keep learning more highly questionable aspects of the Johnson administration’s plan to float $830 million in new bonds.
Are Chicago Public Schools closed today? Full list of schools with snow days, e-learning
The list of Chicago-area schools closed into anticipation of the winter storm headed to Illinois continued to grow Wednesday ...